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GOVERNMENT | COMPARING CITIES

Dixon says it has lean City Hall City employs fewer workers than Sterling

government over the years.

Exhibit A: The city has fewer employees than Sterling, which has a similar population.

BY DAVID GIULIANI Sterling, however, differs with dgiuliani@saukvalley.com some of Dixon’s numbers.

800-798-4085, ext. 525 In a town hall last week, DIXON – Dixon city officials Dixon officials presented contend they have run a lean numbers comparing Sterling

and Dixon.

It used most of the two cities’ departments in the comparison: city administration and finance; police; fire; streets and public properties; wastewater; and building.

In each of those departments, Dixon has fewer employees.

According to Dixon’s numbers, it has 73 city employees, far less than Sterling’s 103.

Since 1995, Dixon’s public works department has seen a big drop in employees – from 29 to 19.

“City Hall has always been run with very few people,” said

ROCK FALLS

Haunted house scares up No. 1 ranking

Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com

Visitors first enter Rock Falls’ Haunted Haven through a corn maze, where they are likely to find a horde of zombies as part of their frightful experience.

Couple makes Haunted Haven a freakish success

BY CHRISTI WARREN cwarren@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 521

ROCK FALLS – “I think it’s that way. Go that way. Go. Go!” It’s funny how in tense situations, someone always rises to the role of leader. Hid-

ing behind a bush on Saturday night, watching groups of people make their way through Rock Falls’ Haunted Haven, that’s one of the first things I notice. In every group, there’s someone – older, younger, boy, girl, doesn’t matter – who leads the rest of the group through the different stages.

Huddled in the darkness, I recognize a group of boys I met earlier while talking to people in line: three 14-yearolds and one 13-year-old.

THE WEEK AHEAD

Three of the four had been to Haunted Haven before, but it was one of the 14-year-olds’ first time. As they made their way out of the zombie-filled cornfield (first and last spoiler, I promise), you could see him in the light: the tallest of the group, wearing a burntorange Texas Longhorns sweatshirt – entirely unflinching, or maybe just doing an awesome job of masking fear.

Either way, it looked like he was taking point.

Missy Schultz and her hus-

band, Jay, have been running Haunted Haven for the past 4 years, and it’s now rated the No. 1 haunted house in the state of Illinois, according to HauntedIllinois.com. Talking to SVM photographer Alex Paschal and me from inside her ticket trailer, Missy seems pretty excited about the rating. She’s pretty excited about the whole thing, actually.

She’s been working in haunted houses for 14 years now.

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Mayor Jim Burke, who started in 1999. “That goes way back before me.”

The city, he said, has cut its workforce through attrition, in part because of Rita Crundwell’s “looting.”

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ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE

Primary filing deadline likely roadblock in veto session SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers are set to reconvene Tuesday for their first chance in 4 months to address pressing issues such as pension reform and gay marriage, but a looming deadline for opponents to challenge sitting lawmakers in next year’s elections is among several reasons those issues could be pushed off once again.

Anyone considering challenging a legislator in next March’s primaries has until early December to file petitions with the state board of elections. That could make some lawmakers especially careful about casting controversial votes.

Among those already feeling the heat is Ed Sullivan of Mundelein, one of only two Republicans in the House who publicly support same-sex marriage. His stance has drawn the ire of the conservative group Illinois Families First, and one group member is recruiting someone to take him on.

“I think the conservative community is going to be pretty well united behind this challenge,” said Jon Zahm, a former campaign aide to presidential contender Rick Santorum in 2012.

Sullivan calls the group’s efforts a “smear campaign” that would not deter him. “I’m following my convictions,” he said.

Advocates of same-sex marriage have said they were aiming at the fall veto session to call another vote on the issue, but won’t comment on whether they have enough support.

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FRIDAY One last dance for Sterling, Rock Falls football teams Since mid-August, high school football teams have practiced and played. It all comes to a head Friday in the final regular-season night. Some teams will move on to the playoffs, others will trade in pads for sneakers and basketballs. See where and when your favorite team plays below.

EPC at Forreston, 7 p.m.

Oregon at Rock Falls, 7:15 p.m.

Dixon at Streator, 7:30 p.m.

Sterling at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Fulton at Bureau Valley, 7:30 p.m.

Morrison at Riverdale, 7:30 p.m.

Newman at Amboy, 7:30 p.m.

Orion at Erie-Prophetstown, 7:30 p.m.

West Carroll at Durand, 7:30 p.m.

Milledgeville at AFC, 7:30 p.m.

Warren at Polo, 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY Regional cross country meets The run to the state meet begins with cross country regionals for area teams at Sterling, Bureau Valley and Oregon.

While not a lot of runners will be trimmed in this round, it will provided a good tune-up for the 2 weeks to follow.

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“I wouldn’t have it any other way,� she says, her reflective contacts glowing in the darkness. “I live for this.�

Her husband, dressed as “Tweaker The PinkHaired Clown� in a mask with a pink wig, dons a punk outfit and smells like cotton candy. He’s working among the some 40 actors inside the haunted house tonight. But before he heads inside, we’re standing around a fire pit outside the trailer and he starts talking to me about “steamers� – people who are so afraid, they wet their pants, and then because of the cold weather, you can apparently see the steam rising.

He laughs, “We have Depends in the trailer.� “Last year, they were hanging in the window,�

Missy says.

On the weekend before our visit, Missy recalls nine “steamers� and one woman who vomited.

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Before entering the rooms in Haunted Haven, visitors must decide which door will lead to their first terror-filled experience. They will visit each room before the night is over. family of three: a father with his two daughters, 5 and 8 years old. “She’s been talking about this for a couple of weeks,� he says of his 8-year-old, who is clinging to his side. “She’s been begging to come, and now she’s scared.� “Daddy I want to go!�

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So how was it? “Meh, OK,� the tall one in the Texas sweatshirt says with a shrug.

Earlier, “Tweaker� gave us a tour of the space, with the lights on, so I know what the boys went through.

Just OK? Yeah, I’m not buying it.

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City chooses new administrator Benefit Saturday 3-month process comes to a close MCT News Service

FULTON – After months of searching and two rounds of applications and interviews, a city administrator has been selected for the city of Fulton.

Ed Cannon will replace retiring Randy Balk at the end of October, and he will begin working with Balk on Monday.

During a special meeting last week, the Fulton City Council unanimously approved the hiring of Cannon, formerly of Lake Zurich, based on his leadership and people management skills. “I went down point by point, and I said ‘he matches every point we have asked,’� Mayor Larry Rus-

sell said. “I’m as high as can be right now.

I’ll be the goat if this is a total misread, but there Ed have been too Cannon many credible people saying he is a good fit, to feel that it is.�

Cannon came highly recommended from what Russell calls, “valued sources� at the Illinois City/County Manager’s Association and Northern Illinois University. “He was a part of the restart applicant list and didn’t really pop to the surface until we heard from these two reliable resources,� Russell said. “We thought this guy must be something different; a nontraditional applicant, so we

decided to give it a shot.�

The hiring of Cannon comes as a relief to the council, who has been searching for a new administrator since early July, receiving more than 100 applications in the 3-month process.

Fulton Alderwoman Barb Mask has been a member of the executive selection committee in charge of reviewing candidates since the beginning of the process, and now feels relieved with the selection of Cannon. “I am feeling grateful to have it come to a successful conclusion. We’re really pleased to find the candidate. He comes with strong leadership skills,�

Mask said. “It appeared to us that he will not only bring (those) good leadership skills, but will also be

a good fit to our community.�

Cannon is excited to begin his new role with the city of Fulton and plans on using his 20 years of military experience in the United States States Air Force private sector to propel himself into the position.

During his years in the Air Force, Cannon worked in the Air Defense Operations for the North American Aerospace Defense Command before retiring and taking control of his family’s commercial roofing business in Birmingham, Ala. After spending 12 years as a business owner, Cannon felt a strong desire to get back into the world of public service and enrolled at NIU to receive his master’s degree in public administration.

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Fundraiser planned for woman battling cancer STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 501

MORRISON – A fundraiser for a Morrison woman fighting stage 4 breast cancer will be at 6 p.m. Thursday at Cochran’s Pub, 13464 Galt Road.

Kimberly Jones, 47, was diagnosed June 30 with

the disease, which has spread to other parts of her body. She is undergoing chemotherapy at CGH Medical Center in Sterling. She has two children, Dustin Jones, 23, and Taylor Prescott, 21.

Kimberly is employed

by Walmart Distribution Center, but is unable to work. Proceeds from the

benefit will help her with financial obligations.

There will be no cost at the door. Food will be sold, and a silent auction, door prizes, and several raffles will be available.

Lewis Berry, a co-worker of Jones, will be the disc jockey.

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Brad Lewis’ ex-wife WAS ON THE PHONE 4HEIR 15-year-old son had shot himself in the chest. )N THE NOTE *ORDAN ,EWIS left behind, he blamed bullying. !LTHOUGH STRICKEN WITH grief, Lewis, 47, found resolve. He took to FaceBOOK THAT NIGHT AND POSTED A SERIES OF VIDEOS EXPLAINing his son’s death and the EVENTS LEADING UP TO IT THE alleged bullying, the concern of his son’s best friend, THE VISIT BY POLICE THE NIGHT before the suicide, and the 911 call his son made shortLY BEFORE PULLING THE TRIGGER His mission isn’t vengeance, he said, but justice – for his son and for victims of bullying from across the country. h4HIS BULLYING HAS TO STOP 0EOPLE HAVE TO STOP TREATING OTHER PEOPLE THE WAY they do,� Lewis said into a webcam from his home in Collinsville. “Because some PEOPLE JUST DON T HAVE THE strength to overcome the humiliation, the continuation OF BEING PICKED ON CONstantly every day to the POINT THAT THEY HAVE NO OUT v

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DIXON – A fundraiser to help a Dixon native fight stage 4 brain, bone, lymph, and lung cancer will be at noon Saturday at The Last Stop, 1914 Lowell Park Road.

Tammy SchefflerBrooks moved to Tampa, Fla., several years ago with her husband, Dave Brooks. She has two children, Cody Blackburn, 21, and Devon Blackburn, 19, and a stepdaughter, Jessica Brooks, 21.

Amy Johnson, a friend of Scheffler-Brooks, said Tammy is an accounting specialist at Mancuso and Dias in Tampa.

In March, SchefflerBrooks was diagnosed with cancer. She is receiving chemotherapy in Tampa. Proceeds from the benefit will help the Brooks family with medical and other expenses.

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to get in. Food and drink specials will be available. A 50/50 drawing will take place, with tickets for $1 each or $5 for six. A bags tournament with two-person teams is planned, with a $20 advance registration fee, or $30 the day of the fundraiser.

Silent and live auctions are planned, and four bands will perform.

Scheduled performers are Pat Anderson, Burnin’ Bush, Mandy Lance and Keith Milligan.

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OBITUARIES Donna M. Berogan ROCK FALLS – Donna M. Berogan, 81, of Rock Falls, died Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, at her home, surrounded by her loving family.

Born Nov. 12, 1931, in Mowequa, she was a daughter of Loren and Fannie E. (Teter) Clevenger. She was united in marriage to Melvin F. Berogan on April 13, 1956, in Rock Falls.

Donna was a faithful member of First Church of the Nazarene in Sterling. She was a telephone operator with Illinois Bell for more than 26 years. Donna enjoyed bowling and getting together for lunch with the girls from Illinois Bell. She was a member of the Christian Women’s Club and volunteered with Hospice of the Rock River Valley and various church activities.

Surviving is her husband Melvin, of Rock Falls; a daughter, Brenda (John) Fox of Shawnee, Kansas; a son, Bryan (Lori) Berogan of Rock

Falls; her brothers, Herb (Joyce) Clevenger of Sterling, Dale Clevenger of Dixon, Ken (Marilyn) Clevenger of Columbus, Wis., Chester (Ella) Clevenger of Tampico, and Herman “Tex�

(Donna) Clevenger of Walnut; seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a sister, and a brother, Jim Clevenger.

Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. today at McDonald Funeral Home, 505 First Avenue in Sterling and from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Church of the Nazarene in Sterling.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Robert Hasselbring, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at Coloma Township Cemetery in Rock Falls.

A memorial has been established in her name to First Church of the Nazarene or Gaffey Hospice.

Thomas R. Sheridan HANOVER – Thomas R. “Tommy� Sheridan, 79, of Hanover, died Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City.

Arrangements were completed by Law-Jones Funeral Home in Hanover.

Jay Frederick MOUNT CARROLL – Jay Frederick, 51, of Mount Carroll, died on Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, at Rockford Memorial Hospital.

Jay had a wonderful work ethic and was always there for his friends, no matter what.

Jay was born on Jan. 5, 1962, in Freeport, the son of Dean and Judy (Bucher) Frederick. Jay attended Mount Carroll High School and graduated with the class of 1980. While attending school, Jay worked as an attendant at the Mount Carroll Mobil station. Jay went on to work at Honeywell-Micro Switch in Freeport for more than 20 years. He also worked at Pfieffer’s Engine Service in Freeport for more than 10 years. While working there, he also owned and operated Frederick Machine and the Mount Carroll Auto Parts Store in Mount Carroll.

Jay had a love for fast cars and enjoyed NASCAR and drag racing.

One of Jay’s highlights was when he had the opportunity to meet John Force and Tony Pendregon, both dragster racers. Jay also loved his Harley-Davidson and

would ride it as much as possible. One of his most treasured possessions was his green 1972 Corvette Roadster, which Jay personally restored to show quality. The Corvette is Bloomington Gold Certified and has won several awards in various car shows.

Jay also collected guns and was a true believer in our Second Amendment rights. Most of all, Jay was a true friend and was always there when you needed him.

Jay will be dearly missed by one daughter, Courtney Frederick of Freeport; one sister, Jodi Frederick of Rock Falls; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. Jay was preceded in death by his grandparents and parents.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Mount Carroll Church of God. Burial will take place in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mount Carroll. A visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m., prior to the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established.

Friends and family are invited to share Jay’s life at lawjonesfuneralhome. com.

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Doris R. Dykstra FULTON – Doris R. Dykstra, 86, of Fulton, died Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013, at Harbor Crest Home in Fulton.

Arrangements were completed by Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Fulton.

Dorothy S. Meyer CLINTON, Iowa – Dorothy S. Meyer, 95, of Clinton, Iowa, died Friday, Oct. 19, 2013, at Eagle Point Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Clinton.

Arrangements were completed by Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Fulton.

Grace M. Hepner MORRISON – Grace M. Hepner, 85, of Morrison, died Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013, at Pleasant View Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Morrison.

She was born Sept.

19, 1928, in Moline, to Carl A. and Helen (Sievers) Kraklow, and married Frank G. Hepner on June 4, 1948, in Coal Valley.

She is survived by three daughters, Louise Fuller of Chattanooga, Tenn., Beth (Chuck) Dewyre of Vadnais Heights, Minn., Irene (Bill) Kolb of Albuquerque, N.M.; one son, Carl (Cheryl) Hepner of Rock Falls; two sisters, Marge (Alan) Baker of Eldridge, Iowa, Darlene Schmidt of San Marcos, Texas; three brothers, Dan (Melanie) Kraklow of Muscatine, Iowa, Duane (Betty) Kraklow of Taylor Ridge, Allen (Barb) Kraklow of Toulon; six grandchildren; and four great-

grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; one daughter, Anne Marie Frank; two brothers, Carl Kraklow and Dave Kraklow; and one grandson.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Morrison, with the Rev. Mark Winkelman, senior pastor, and the Rev. Mike Winkelman, associate pastor, of St. Peter Lutheran Church in Morrison, officiating.

Graveside service and interment will be at 3 p.m. on Friday at Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Taylor Ridge.

Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Friday at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Morrison.

A memorial has been established.

To send online condolences, go to bosmarenkes.com.

Lawrence R. Cade PRINCETON – Lawrence R. Cade Sr., 83, died Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013, at Liberty Village in Princeton.

Arrangements are pending at Garland Funeral Home in Walnut.

Beth L. Heidenreich ELIZABETH – Beth L. Heidenreich, 80, of Elizabeth, died on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013.

Arrangements were completed by Law-Jones Funeral Home in Elizabeth.

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They were targeting moderate Republicans like Sullivan, but also socially conservative members of the House Black Caucus.

Also on the agenda for the session – to be held this week and the first week in November – are proposed tax incentives aimed at keeping the new global headquarters of Decatur-based Archer Daniels Midland Company in Illinois, supplemental appropriations to the $35 billion budget lawmakers approved in May, and a hearing to debate resuscitating negotiations over expanding gambling in the state. Chicago officials trying to rein in street vio-

lence are pushing for legislation to enforce mandatory minimum prison sentences for felony gun convictions.

Supporters of gay marriage plan to hold a large rally at the state Capitol on Tuesday, the first day of the session. The House already has canceled a Thursday session.

Negotiations on how to resolve the state’s $97 billion employee pension shortfall have hit a critical point. Top Democrats are pushing a plan that would save $138 billion over 30 years, but Republicans on a committee tasked with developing a solution don’t think it goes far enough. They’ve demanded more cost estimates, which could take weeks.

Some experts see parti-

Lee: Comparisons apples and oranges but obviously our sewer plant runs at the low end of customer costs,� noting that Sterling’s Crundwell, the city’s sewer rates are lower. former longtime comptroller, went to prison Dixon has a this year for stealing ‘slim operation’ nearly $54 million from the city over more than Burke said he doesn’t two decades. believe in hiring more people simply to rise to Sterling explains the levels of other cities. “We’ve been able to the differences get by with a slim operaSterling City Manag- tion,� he said. “I’m not er Scott Shumard said in favor of opening the some of Dixon’s num- floodgates to hire peobers are “off just a bit.� ple right and left.�

The test should be, he For instance, Sterling counts 9.5 employees said, whether the city is in administration and able to operate efficientfinance, not 11.5, as ly and provide services Dixon states. Dixon has to people with its exist8 employees in those ing staff levels.

He said the city has departments.

Dixon’s numbers say hired more people in that it has 32 employees its finance department in its police department, to help carry out new financial controls. while Sterling has 44.5.

Sterling and Dixon “Sterling runs its own dispatch center, where- have similar tax bases as Dixon utilizes a joint and populations. Both dispatch center with are about 15,500 peoLee County,� Shumard ple, but Sterling directly said in an email. “That serves more citizens explains much of the than Dixon, whose population includes 2,400 difference.�

As for fire depart- state prison inmates ments, Dixon’s numbers who infrequently use show it has 17 employ- city services.

Sterling Mayor Skip ees and Sterling 21.

But Shumard noted Lee said a number of that Sterling gets money factors go into how to provide protection many employees a city for Sterling’s rural fire has – for instance, how district, while a separate much of a municipaldepartment handles ity’s services are consuch services for areas tracted out to private businesses. around Dixon. “If you added Dixon “We have looked careRural with City, we fully at the number of would have a much employees we have,� smaller department,� the mayor said. “If you Shumard said. follow our employees Police Chief Danny around for a day, you’ll Langloss, who is also see that they’re not the special assistant to watching the traffic go the City Council, said by. They are loyal and Dixon’s fire department hard-working. When runs an ambulance, you start comparing citwhile Sterling’s does not. ies, you really run into In its sewer depart- apples and oranges and ment, Dixon has four tangerines.� employees, while Ster- He noted the city laid ling has five. off three firefighters a “Not sure if their newer few years ago. plant allows for fewer “I don’t think it negapeople than ours, or if tively affected our fire they have fewer lift sta- department,� he said, tions to maintain than “but it’s nice to have a ours,� Langloss said. cushion when firefight“Both are possibilities, ers are sick.�

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All obituaries, including death notices, are due by 4 p.m. Sunday through Friday for the following Mary M. Nice day’s edition. They can MORRISON – Mary M. Nice, 91, of Morrison, died be sent via email, obituarSaturday, Oct. 19, 2013, at her home. ies@saukvalley.com or fax, Arrangements are pending at Bosma-Renkes Funeral 815-625-9390.

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sanship being a hurdle. In the coming campaigns, Republicans can use the lack of pension reform as a way to beat up on majority Democrats for fiscal mismanagement. “Right now you’re getting more political mileage out of taking positions,� said Kent Redfield, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Illinois Springfield. “It all works against it happening during the veto session.�

Lawmakers also point to procedural reasons to push off the issues. Legislation passed during the fall session with a simple majority vote won’t take effect until June. Legislation passed with a simple majority after the new year would go into effect immediately – or, in the case of

the proposed gay marriage legislation, within 30 days.

There’s also precedent for holding off.

One of the General Assembly’s biggest flurries of activity occurred after the November 2010 election, when lame-duck lawmakers helped approve civil unions, repeal the death penalty and raise income taxes just hours before their successors were sworn into office.

All 118 House members are up for re-election in 2014, as are a third of the Senate’s 59 members.

Gay marriage supporters believe they were just a few votes shy of passage when sponsors canceled a vote in the House during last spring’s session.

The Senate previously had approved it.

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Giving the sugar or paying off debt?

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ow should Dixon spend its $40 million in money from the Rita Crundwell lawsuit settlement and seized assets?

We went out to the Dixon Public Library to ask residents recently.

They talked about using the money to improve streets, help youth programs, and renovate the pool.

No one suggested paying off the city’s debt.

Shortly after the city announced the settlement with its former bank and auditors over the Crundwell scandal, Paula Meyer, the city’s finance director, proposed paying off all of the city’s debt.

The city has external debt of more than $12 million. Over time, the city could gain by paying off its debt now. The city has nearly $9 million in debt to its restricted funds such as the ones for the cemetery, pensions and water.

Meyer’s proposal may be responsible, but not as appealing.

In the late 1990s, the United States government started seeing budget surpluses for the first time in three decades. How long did the good times last?

Just 4 years.

The more responsible path was to use the surpluses to pay down the debt, which would lower

government’s money.

The surplus is the people’s money.�

That led the way to tax cuts after he was elected.

And Bush and Congress raised spending, too.

Not surprisingly, deficits returned.

The same likely would have happened with a Democratic president who did that.

Recently, Dixon held a town hall to get public input on how to spend the settlement money.

One resident called the money a “windfall.�

Another, Geoff Vanderlin, protested that wording. “This is getting back the money we should have been spending all along,�

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interest costs over time, ultimately allowing the government to cut taxes in the long run.

But politicians wanted to give the sugar right away.

In his 2000 Republican convention speech, George W. Bush said: “This surplus is not the

he said.

A former city finance commissioner, Walter Lohse, also made an important point. He advised against spending the money on large capital projects. “Those projects should stand on their own merits through referendum,� he said.

Right now, the large capital project of choice is renovating the old Memorial Pool. Indeed, a number of people at the town hall wore “Save the Pool� shirts. A few years ago, an advisory referendum showed voters opposed spending money on a pool.

Last year, the big push

was for construction of an athletic and activities complex for the school district, but voters rejected a tax increase to pay for it. This project is apparently now out of fashion because not a word was said about it at the town hall.

In an interview, Mayor Jim Burke told me he is for paying down the debt. “I think the whole council is pretty much on board with that,� he said. “We’re going to go slow with what we’re doing.�

David Giuliani writes for Sauk Valley Media.

You can reach him at dgiuliani@saukvalley or 800798-4085, ext. 525.

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CHICAGO (AP) – Whether it was growing up as a scrawny Chicago kid with a “Zapata moustache,� struggling to speak Spanish in his parents’ native Puerto Rico or challenging one of Illinois’ most powerful congressmen, Luis Gutierrez always likes to cast himself as two things: An outsider and a fighter.

The Illinois congressman and former Chicago alderman returns often to that theme in a new 400some page memoir, “Still Dreaming: My Journey from the Barrio to Capitol Hill.�

While the Democrat has played a prominent role nationally in the push for immigration reform – drafting legislation, organizing rallies, constantly criticizing the White House and even getting handcuffed during displays of civil disobedience – he spends most of the book chronicling his

#()#!'/ !0 n ! NEW state program will help finance the preservation of about 600 affordable housing units for people with disabilities and seniors in #HICAGO AND 0EORIA 'OV 0AT 1UINN ANNOUNCED the projects Saturday. They are the first under an Illinois Housing Development !UTHORITY PROGRAM KNOWN AS 0RESERVATION .OW 1UINN SAID THE PROJECT WILL preserve affordable housing for hundreds of families AND CREATE MORE THAN jobs. He said it’s more important than ever to maintain reasonably priced rental homes. )N 0EORIA )($! IS PROVIDing about $30 million in low-interest loans to rehabilitate 478 units in four developments. The Chicago project provides about $18 million in loans to buy and rehabilitate a 100-unit high-rise for seniors.

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early years in Chicago and Puerto Rico.

The result is a tale as much about the city’s history as Gutierrez’s life. It portrays his unsuccessful challenge for a ward committeeman’s seat against powerful U.S. Rep. Dan Rostenkowski, how he was groomed for politics under Chicago’s first black mayor, Harold Washington, and how he learned the city’s infamous machine-style politics as he clashed with fellow aldermen.

Gutierrez, first elected to Congress in 1992, spoke to The Associated Press about immigration, politics and how it all figured into writing his life story at age 59. Here are edited excerpts: Q: Why write this book?

A: “It was important to build the arc between my own personal life, the migrant experience of my mom and dad and the

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Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., is arrested Oct. 8 by U.S. Capitol Police officers on Capitol Hill during an immigration rally in Washington. people I once saw. ... It’s almost as though my life was a training for the ultimate battle of winning of comprehensive immigration reform.�

Q: Why now?

A: “I’m getting older ... My hope is that we’re going to pass comprehensive immigration. I’d like to be re-elected and watch all the regulation, make sure it’s expansive. Then I want

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U.S. disengaged from chances to utilize the Arctic As ice melts, Russia, China gearing up to exploit minerals

BY ARTHUR I. CYR Northbrook, Ill.

Joe Heller, Heller Syndicate

EDITORIALS FROM YESTERYEAR

From our archives: Surprise honor for retired athletic chief Note to readers – Sauk Valley Media reprints editorials from the past as a regular Monday feature. The following editorials appeared in the Telegraph on Oct. 18 and 19, 1963.

What we thought: 50 years ago

in the Washington-New York orbit.

This he has managed.

The public prints are currently alive with association, he has been through Dixon High accounts of Nixon’s pleased with the cooper- School during the 42 views and doings. He is ation Bowers invariably years he was a teacher, extended his office as coach and athletic direc- getting talked about. He is trying to cast his influathletic director at DHS. tor, and how their asso!RTHUR # "OWERS Mrs. Bowers was preciation with him affected ence over public discus&IELD GETS ITS NAME sented with a gift, and sion of the great issues their lives is the real ew of us have Bowers also received a measure of the contribu- and to affect the tone of anything named gift and a cash purse. tion of such a man as Art his own party’s efforts. after us. And few Yet it is one thing to say He and Mrs. Bowers Bowers. among us deserve such started to leave the field, The wild acclaim which Nixon is interested and an honor. but were detained by rose from the grandstand available, quite another A man who has been to argue Dean Haras the announcement around Dixon longer that the rison, who was made Friday night than a good many DixRepublican told them seems to give evidence onites have been alive Party might he had that the school board’s and who is known to nominate something decision met with fans’ anyone who has attendhim in more to say. approval. – Oct. 19, 1963 ed Dixon High School in 1964.

Harrison .IXON S CHANCES the past 42 years, Arthur Nothing then read Arthur C. Richard M. UNCERTAIN IN C. Bowers, is one of in politics is the followBowers Nixon those few individuals. so fixed or Few seasoned political ing resoluDixon High (1913-1994) By a unanimously so scientific observers doubt that the School named tion, which Defeated for passed resolution of the that one presidential bug still is the school its football president field in his Dixon Board of Educacould fairly biting Richard M. Nixon, board in 1960 and honor 50 tion, the DHS athletic rule him out despite his most ardent passed California years ago this governor in field after last night, for altogether.

Wednesday protests in disinterest month. An 1962, Nixon’s all time, will be known as editorial in the but had Convenin the 1964 Republican potential Telegraph on asked the Arthur C. Bowers Field. tion deadnomination. candidacy Oct. 19, 1963, He was called, unsuslocks are for the White Both Sen. Barry Goldsaid the honor press not to House in 1964 extremely pectingly, from the water of Arizona, the release: was well was uncertain, deserved. grandstand last night to rare. But “Whereas, present front runner, and for good the tune of his old colif the 1964 and New York’s Gov. for 42 years reason, according to lege song, that of YankGOP conNelson Rockefeller are Arthur C. Bowers, dedia Telegraph ton College, Yankton, vention political realists – and cated teacher, served editorial from S.D. they say they think Dixon High School as Oct. 18, 1963. at San Escorted onto the play- athletic director, during Francisco Nixon is a candidate. ing field at halftime of got into Many another politician which years he won the the Dixon-Kewanee some kind of stalemate, believes the same. timeless friendship of football game by J. Fred it might in its extremity There can be no quesall Dixon High School Hofmann and accompa- students and the admira- tion that certain aspects turn to Nixon as a man nied by Mrs. Bowers, he palatable to all wings. tion of her athletic oppo- of Nixon’s situation heard the usual laudato- nents both on and off Nevertheless, the likeli“position� him for such ry remarks that are said hood of this happening the field of competition; consideration. about someone being is not great. The basic He is the middle-road now, therefore, be it honored. reason is that a high proman always acceptable, “Resolved, that as of As he stood on the this date, the Dixon High on paper at least, to both portion of GOP profesfield, he noticed two sionals are quite disenSchool athletic field shall conservative and liberal men approaching, both chanted with him. wings of his party. This be named the Arthur C. of whom he recognized. Bowers Field in honor Their recriminations would have been an One was the principal against him for alleged and appreciation of immensely strong point under whom he had political misjudgments Arthur C. Bowers’ devofor him had he won the worked during the last in the 1960 campaign tion and loyalty to Dixon California governorship several years before his linger on and on. ...

High School.� last fall and gained that retirement last year, Surely Nixon’s name This is about as much great power base.

Sheldon Bross, the other as mortal man can do to will continue to be high Not having gained it, a longtime associate in in public notice in the immortalize the memory he moved to New York. athletic circles, Albert of a man.

He could not have hoped big political months to Willis, Chicago, execucome. But there is no What the man being thereby to find a new tive secretary of the Illievidence that it is high honored has done canpower footing. What he nois High School Assoin either the hearts or not truly be measured by did seek was a chance ciation. the minds of Republican this effort, however. to get into the brighter Willis said in the 21 president-makers. – Oct. The thousands of spotlight which shines years he has headed the 18, 1963 students who passed on politicians operating

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Jennifer Baratta Jim Dunn Sheryl Gulbranson Larry Lough Trevis Mayfield Jeff Rogers

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

A new, comprehensive report on the environment dramatically declares that global warming is bringing profound changes, and must be addressed urgently regarding causes and consequences.

At the end of September, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change announced that comprehensive evidence indicates most global warming since 1950 has occurred because of polluting human activities.

The IPCC was established by the United Nations and the World Meteorological Organization in 1988.

An earlier report in 2007 developed the preliminary case for a central human role rather than purely natural causes of recent climate change.

Specifically, heat trapped by greenhouse gases over time is raising temperatures worldwide. This, in turn, is melting polar ice formations, heating and raising water levels of the oceans and inland seas, and changing the atmosphere.

The latest report strongly confirms the worldwide trends outlined in 2007.

Those leading this research emphasize the importance of collective global response. Achim Steiner, U.N. Environment Program executive director and under secretary general, declares that the rapid accumulation of gasses requires immediate action.

MELTING POLAR ICE is rapidly revealing enormous mineral deposits previously unavailable for exploitation, in turn changing political dynamics within and between nations. China is emerging as a major investor.

Russia, spearheaded by President Vladimir Putin, now plays a principal international leadership role.

Simultaneous with the release of the new report, the Third International Arctic Forum was held in the far northern town of Salekhard. Speaking there Sept.

27, Putin emphasized protecting the Arctic environment must go hand in hand with orderly investment.

The Russian Geographical Society in 2010 hosted two international conferences on the Arctic. Over 400 scientists and other scholars, investors, government representatives, and others were brought together.

The darker dimensions of the Kremlin have been demonstrated by the arrest last month of 30 people aboard the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise, protesting a Gazprom oil rig in the Pechora Sea. All,

“The remedy for ill-advised or misinformed speech is more and educated speech, not enforced silence.�

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including journalists, have been charged with piracy.

Environmental and territorial conflicts can be expected to multiply. Disputes have aligned Russia against Canada and Denmark regarding control of the Lomonosov Ridge, most of which is in international waters.

Other nations involved in such disagreements include Finland, Iceland, Sweden, and the United States. Under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, a nation can claim resources Arthur I. beyond a Cyr 200-mile limit if a direct continuous continental shelf can be established.

By contrast, the U.S. government is disengaged.

President Barack Obama’s soaring rhetoric regarding the global environment contrasts with absence of action.

There is instructive encouraging history regarding international Arctic cooperation. International Polar Years were held in 1882-83, 1932-33, and 2007-09.

The first two inspired the International Geophysical Year of 1957-58, during the height of the Cold War. American scientific and government leadership was instrumental in launching and successfully completing this comprehensive global research and policy enterprise.

Discovery of the Van Allen Radiation Belts was one of numerous IGY scientific achievements.

Demilitarization of Antarctica, initiated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, was an historic accomplishment.

BAN KI-MOON, U.N. secretary-general, should lead through publicizing the conclusions of the new report. Environmental challenges by definition are global, not national.

International law provides a foundation for environmental protection along with resource development.

Absence of American leadership only underscores the importance of the world body.

Note to readers: Arthur I. Cyr is Clausen Distinguished Professor at Carthage College and author of “After the Cold War.�

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THE WEEK AHEAD: nahon, in the Republican primary in March, will speak Tuesday at the Sauk Dixon Council to Valley Tea Party meeting hear presentation at Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St. DIXON – The Dixon City The meeting will start at Council meets at 6:30 p.m.

6:30 p.m. and is open to today in Council Chambers at City Hall. Wendler Engi- the public. Hale founded the Rockford Tea Party. neering and Willett, Hofman & Associates will give a streetscape presentation. Concealed-carry Also, Carol Chandler of classes begin the Tree Commission will discuss emerald ash borer DIXON – Charlie Thomas treatment. of Dixon will teach conFor an agenda, meeting cealed-carry classes startminutes or more informaing Tuesday at the Dixon tion, go to www.discoverVeterans of Foreign Wars dixon.org or call 815-288- Post, 1560 Franklin Grove 1485.

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Sessions will be from Grants on Sterling 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. The cost is $250 for the entire council agenda 16-hour course. A portion STERLING – The Sterling of the proceeds will go to City Council meets at 6:30 the VFW’s veterans relief fund. p.m. today at the ColiContact Thomas at cethseum, 212 Third Ave. omas@grics.net or 815There will be a presenta973-4933 for more dates, tion on riverfront grants or the VFW at 815-288and the Stanley-National 5165 for more information. property, among other agenda items.

Go to www.sterling-il.

Comedian coming gov or call City Hall at 815632-6621 for an agenda or to SVCC theater more information.

DIXON – Lucas Bohn, one of the most popular !TTORNEY GENERAL college comedians in the will give a free candidate to visit country, performance at 7 p.m.

Tuesday in the Mathis ROCK FALLS – Paul Theater at Sauk Valley Schimpf, an declared Community College, 173 candidate for the Repubstate Route 2. Bohn has lican nomination for state attorney general, will attend performed alongside wellknown comedians Dave a meet-and-greet open Chappelle, Pablo Francisco house from 7 to 8 p.m. and Jimmy Fallon. today at Rock Falls PubFor more information, call lic Library, 1007 Seventh Ave. The Sauk Valley Voter Ana Salgado, SVCC student activities coordinator, Information Committee is at 815-835-6432. sponsoring the meeting.

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What’s new in Kinzinger foe to speak to Tea Party the theaters?

DIXON – David Hale, who plans to challenge 16th Congressional District Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Chan-

THE COUNSELOR (R): Ridley Scott directs the first original screenplay by the revered novel-

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Monster pancakes SVCC hosting annual fall concert and parade

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ABOVE: One of the stars of the 2010 Dixon Noon Lions Halloween Parade was Logan Moeller of Dixon and his Buzz Lightyear fighter plane. BELOW: The Reagan Middle School marching band leads the Dixon Halloween parade in 2010, taking the little ghouls and goblins along the route.

ist Cormac McCarthy (“No Country for Old Men,� “Blood Meridian�).

Michael Fassbender stars as a lawyer whose life is upended after he dabbles in the drug trade. Javier Bardem, Cameron Diaz, Penelope Cruz and Brad Pitt round out the cast.

JACKASS: BAD GRANDPA (R): Johnny Knoxville stars as an 86-year-old grandfather who takes his 8-year-old grandson on a crosscountry trip, stopping at every inappropriate spot possible (including strip joints, funeral homes and biker bars). Shot largely with hidden cameras using real people, a la “Borat.�

Fourth Fridays in Sterling STERLING – Fourth Fridays: Where People and Art Collide brings art and music to a variety of downtown venues Friday. Most events are from 6 to 8 p.m., although many places have musicians performing into the night.

Walking maps with a complete list of venues and events, and more information, are available at www.fourthfridayspac. com or at any participating venue, or call Janna Groharing, 815-6251248, email fourthFridaysPAC@gmail.com or find it on Facebook.

DIXON – Dixon Main Street and Lee County Council on Aging will host a Monster Breakfast fundraiser from 8 to 10 a.m. at the Post House Ballroom, 100 W. Second St. Cost is $4 for adults, $2 for children 12 and younger, and $1 will be deducted if you wear a costume.

Food will be provided by Mama Cimino’s.

The annual Dixon Noon Lions Halloween Parade follows the breakfast at 10 a.m. The parade begins at Haymarket Square and features the Reagan Middle School marching band.

There will be a costume contest at 9:30 a.m., before the parade at Haymarket Square. All participants in the parade and contest will receive a bag donated by local businesses, Dixon High School Leo Club and the Noon Lions.

Proceeds from the event will support activities and programs for Dixon Main Street and LCCOA. Rain site for costume judging will be the Post House Ballroom.

For more information, call 815-288-2308.

Free fall festival PLANNED IN !MBOY

DIXON – The Sauk Valley Community College music department will have its annual fall concert at 2 p.m.

Sunday at the Historic Dixon Theatre, 114 S. Galena Ave. The event will include performances by SVCC’s concert choir and concert band. The SVCC concert choir performance, under the direction of Mark Bressler, will present a variety of music to put audiences in an autumn mood.

Admission is free. Donations for theatre renovations will be accepted at the door.

Fun for costumed kids at church STERLING – First Church of the Nazarene will host the fourth annual Trunk-or-Treat and Fall Festival on Sunday at the church, 411 13th Ave. Games, face-painting, crafts and a cakewalk will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. Everything is free, and everyone is welcome. Children should wear costumes.

Volunteers will pass out candy from decorated car trunks in the parking lot.

Food will be served.

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COMPTON – The annual Halloween Parade in CompAMBOY – The 4-H Fedton is on Sunday. eration will host a free fall Contestants for the cosfestival Saturday. Penny tume contest may begin carnival games, a pumpkin lining up at 3 p.m. at the hunt, and other activities Compton Fire Department will take place from 5 to 9 building, 339 W. Cherry p.m., rain or shine, at Lee St. Registration will close County 4-H Fairgrounds, promptly at 3:30 p.m. when 1196 Franklin Road. judging begins. The parade Everyone is welcome. to Compton Park will begin Costumes are encouraged. at 4 p.m.

Prizes will be awarded.

The cost is free and is Each guest should bring a sponsored by the Compton canned food donation for a Community Club. Canned food pantry. Free hot dogs, goods and non-perishable drinks and snacks will be items will be collected for provided. the N.I.C.E. Center in Lee.

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In life and especially in death, JFK changed TV ‘Television intensified all the emotions of those 4 days’ NEW YORK (AP) – It’s a measure of how long ago President John F. Kennedy died that, at the time, television was described as a young medium. With the shooting in Dallas, TV grew up.

Coverage that November weekend 50 years ago signaled, at last, that television could fulfill its grand promise. It could be “more than wires and lights in a box,� in the words of newsman Edward R. Murrow, and not just the “vast wasteland� that Federal Communications Commission chairman Newton Minow had branded it just 2 years before.

Rising to an unprecedented challenge, television could perform an incalculable public service.

It could hold the country together: Americans convened in a video vigil, gathering before an electronic hearth. Nonstop broadcasts by America’s three networks provided a sense of unity, a chance to grieve together, a startling closeness to distant events.

And television, exhaustively chronicling the murder, memorial and burial,

gave viewers the final scenes of a political career ushered in almost in tandem with the video age.

In life and especially in death, John F. Kennedy changed television forever.

Back in 1956, TV in its infancy had introduced many Americans to the young politician as he made an unsuccessful bid for the Democratic vice presidential nomination.

Four years later, he was running for the presidency, with TV joining him on the campaign trail.

His landmark televised debates with Republican nominee Richard Nixon helped seal the deal. Some 70 million Americans watched the first debate, with the telegenic Kennedy deemed the clear winner.

Televised debates would become staples of future presidential campaigns.

Once in office, Kennedy and the growing medium of television (households owning a TV had soared to 46.9 million in 1960 from 9.8 million a decade earlier, according to Nielsen) created further indelible images.

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In this April 3, 1960 file photo, then-Sen. John F. Kennedy, Democratic presidential nominee, sits next to a playback of his televised appearance in Milwaukee, for the Wisconsin presidential primary 2 days later.

1961 was seen by millions Then, on Nov. 22, 1963, as he urged Americans to and in the days that folâ&#x20AC;&#x153;ask not what your country lowed, TV devoted itself to can do for you....â&#x20AC;? an all-consuming national â&#x20AC;&#x153;Television brought John tragedy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Television intensified Kennedy and his family into Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s living rooms all the emotions of those as had been the case with 4 days. It intensified the no president before,â&#x20AC;? sums shock and horror of the up historian Robert Caro, murder, and then the murwhose books include a der of the murderer,â&#x20AC;? Caro multi-volume biography said, referring to Lee Harof Kennedy successor Lyn- vey Oswaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s slaying. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It intensified the grief and the don Johnson.

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But TV also assisted with a seldom-recognized part of the transition process, Caro adds: It reintroduced a man who for 3 years toiled in the margins â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Johnson, Kennedyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vice president â&#x20AC;&#x201C; as he was summoned to command at a crisis point of trauma and alarm.

Says Caro, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have to recognize the relationship of television not only to the dead president, but also to the new president taking over â&#x20AC;&#x201C; his reassuring, calming effect on the public because of his demeanor.â&#x20AC;?

Johnsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s demeanor was first on display just hours after the assassination as he arrived from Dallas at Andrews Air Force Base in Washington on Air Force One, accompanying the casket and Mrs. Kennedy, still in her bloodstained pink suit.

Never before had the public been privy to such a

seismic event beyond their own experience delivered with such you-are-there thoroughness and immediacy.

And the nation was transfixed. Following the White House confirmation of Kennedyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death, nearly half of all the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s TV homes were in use.

A few hours later, nearly two-thirds of all TV homes were tuned in. And on Monday afternoon, during the funeral coverage, viewers in 81 percent of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homes had their eyes glued to the screen, according to Nielsen.

This upended a world where people still got most of their news from print, when newsreels still accompanied the features at movie theaters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was the coming of age of television news,â&#x20AC;? says Dan Rather, who was in Dallas to coordinate CBSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; coverage of a political visit by the president that was expected to produce little actual news.

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Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the co-creators of “South Park,” wrote this line for that show: “Sometimes what’s right isn’t as important as what’s profitable.”

At the bridge table, usually what is right will be profitable.

In this deal, South is in four spades. West leads the heart queen. How should declarer plan the play? Did West have a more profitable lead?

Note South’s two-heart rebid. Do not miss the opportunity to show a major. North rebid two spades because he had a maximum minimum; if South was strong enough to bid a third time, North’s hand would be worth game. Then, when South did continue with three diamonds, North mentioned his heart feature.

South starts with five losers: two hearts and three diamonds. He has nine winners: six spades, two hearts and one club. There are various chances for a 10th

trick: hearts might be 3-3, but that is unlikely, especially given the opening lead; or East might have the diamond ace-king. (Even if diamonds are 3-3, declarer will probably lose one heart and three diamonds.)

More profitable, though, is to remember that any time you can get a ruff in the shorter trump hand, it is probably the right line of play.

Declarer should take the first trick on the board, discard a diamond on the club ace, and continue with another heart. If East could ruff, South would probably fail. Here, though, East follows. Declarer wins with his ace and leads another heart.

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Neglected woman suffers brutal fate Protecting elderly an international conversation SYDNEY (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; By the time the ambulance showed up to the house, the old womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s screams were, as the paramedics would later tell it, already at a 10 out of 10.

On a bed in the foyer lay 88-year-old Cynthia Thoresen, her eyes screwed up in agony, her fists clenched, with a broken leg that had sat untended for weeks. Feces caked her body, from her arms down to her feet, filling the crevices between her toes and under her fingernails.

The fact that Cynthia even lived in the house was a surprise to most of the neighbors. None had ever seen her. None had any idea sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d spent her final days in hellish pain after a fall. None knew that her daughter and caretaker, Marguerite Thoresen, had waited at least 3 weeks before calling for help, or that the help would come far too late.

In the end, Cynthia Thoresen joined a large and growing cohort of elderly people across the world who live â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and increasingly die â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in silence. They are unseen and unheard, left to fend for themselves against a problem society has barely begun to notice, let alone fix: elder abuse.

This type of abuse, which in many cases includes

neglect, is still so hidden that it is hard to quantify. But the broad picture gleaned from hundreds of interviews and dozens of studies reviewed by The Associated Press is clear: Tens of millions of elders have become victims, trapped between governments and families, neither of which have figured out how to protect or provide for them.

Most of the elderly live with relatives or at home, and researchers estimate at least 4 to 10 percent of them are abused, likely much more. Even by the lowest count of 4 percent, that means about 30 million people.

The demographics show clearly that the problem is growing. By the year 2050, there will be more old people on earth than children for the first time in history, because of rising life spans and falling birth rates.

Australia, where Cynthia Thoresen lived, is a developed, wealthy nation considered progressive in its treatment of seniors.

But even in high-income countries, the rate of abuse is 4 to 6 percent, according to the World Health Organization. And even here, the system failed Cynthia, over and over again, in life and in death. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nothing in the past has disturbed me like this job disturbed me,â&#x20AC;? paramedic Christopher Curtis told police. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve not seen anyone, regardless of their age, that could withstand the level of pain inflicted by a fractured femur for 5 seconds, let alone 3 weeks.â&#x20AC;?

have had their life and so if they die, they die,â&#x20AC;? says Gloria Gutman, president of the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But what an awful way to die.â&#x20AC;?

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An elderly woman on a stretcher is wheeled out of a nursing home by paramedics on Oct. 11 in Sydney. By the year 2050, there will be more old people on earth than children for the first time in history, because of increased life spans and falling birth rates, according to demographics studies.

And yet Cynthia Thoresen lay helpless for up to 3 months, screaming into the silent void of a world that had forgotten her.

FOR SOME, AGING in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s world can be a slow slide into invisibility.

In study after study, elders say they exist in the shadows, at home or in institutions. Their words are dismissed. Even their bodies shrink. Sometimes they become invisible to themselves, as the cruelty of dementia robs them of the memories of who they once were.

This invisibility is reflected in the laws and practices of society.

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country and culture, the definition ranges from physical and financial abuse to emotional cruelty and even disrespect.

Other data from the World Health Organization, the United Nations, aged care advocates and academics fills in the edges of a hazy but distressing snapshot.

Only 1 in 5 older people worldwide has a pension.

Elders figure prominently among the more than 100 million who fall into poverty each year because of health care expenditures. And the suicide rate among men over 75 is the highest in the world. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s underneath it is ageism, and the belief that, well, old people

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Only a handful of countries legally require the reporting of suspected elder abuse, compared to dozens for child abuse.

In the U.S., which researchers consider relatively advanced, the government passed the Elder Justice Act in 2010, compared to 1974 for its counterpart on child abuse. No more than 2 cents of every dollar spent by the federal government on family violence goes to elder abuse.

And studies of domestic violence tend not to include victims over the age of 49.

Researchers canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even agree on who is an elder, let alone what elder abuse is. Depending on the

IN AUSTRALIA, AS IN many other places, experts say the legal system is not set up to adequately prevent or punish elder abuse. The few regions with mandatory reporting laws â&#x20AC;&#x201C; including most U.S. states, some Canadian provinces and Israel â&#x20AC;&#x201C; catch only a tiny fraction of cases.

Dianne Pendergast spent 5 years as Queenslandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Adult Guardian investigating hundreds of allegations of abuse. Only one case was prosecuted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t prosecute â&#x20AC;&#x201C; whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s police, whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family members â&#x20AC;&#x201C; because it involves family business,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s private.

Because thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a level of abuse thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tolerated in the community that none of us wishes was there. We all turn a blind eye.â&#x20AC;?

Stereotypes further cast elders as lousy witnesses and abuse as tough to prove, says Paul Greenwood, head of San Diegoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Elder Abuse Prosecution Unit, one of the most aggressive in the world.

Eileen Webb, an elder law expert at the University of Western Australia, said the problem is not a lack of relevant charges, but an unwillingness to get involved. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The laws are there,â&#x20AC;?

Webb says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a matter of will.â&#x20AC;?

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WALNUT CREEK, Calif. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The investigation into why a BART train struck and killed two workers Saturday figures to take at least 4 days, and the details of a strike that shut down commuter service are not irrelevant, a National Transportation Safety Board investigator said Sunday.

Investigator Jim Southworth told reporters his agency will delve into all aspects of the tragedy but did not identify immediately the two men who became the seventh and

eighth BART workers to die on the job in the transit agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 41-year history.

Southworth estimated that the investigation will take 4 to 10 days.

The workers were struck around 1:53 p.m. PDT Saturday, less than 48 hours after BART union workers went on strike and train service shut down. The two men were working on tracks on the PittsburgBay Point line, between the Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek stations.

The two were inspecting the track after reports

of a â&#x20AC;&#x153;dipâ&#x20AC;? in the rail, BART assistant general manager Paul Oversier said Saturday. Both had extensive experience working on the track, he said. A BART manager was returning a train to the Concord yard after delivering vandalized cars to Richmond for cleaning, Oversier said.

BART officials said Saturday that one of the workers was a BART employee, and officials at the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3993 confirmed he was a member of their union.

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Numbers Game Scott Dixon had that many wins through seven races in the IndyCar circuit and wasn’t considered a contender. Read about how he finished off a rally to his third championship Saturday night on B2.

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CROSS COUNTRY | NORTHERN ILLINOIS BIG 12 CONFERENCE MEET

Battle lost, war ongoing

Making most of fresh start

Dixon’s Thorpe to twin Foxes: See you at state

Once rivals, Sterling duo posts pair of top-16 times

BY LARRY BRENNAN lbrennan@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 550

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MORRIS – Yorkville twins Jake and Luke Hoffert were the only runners faster than Dixon’s Simon Thorpe.

Thorpe, ranked 30th in the state at 3 miles, had a time of 14 minutes, 54.4 seconds to take third at the Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference Meet on Saturday at Morris High School.

Jake Hoffert, who is ranked fourth by Dyestat Illinois, won the race in 14:40.1.

Twin brother Luke, ranked 10th, was right behind at 14:45.2.

MORRIS – Sterling freshmen Megan Barnhart and Maggie McPherson have gone from rivals to teammates and friends.

Formerly of Dixon, Barnhart once relished her opportunties to run against McPherson.

Now, the two are a dynamic duo for the Golden Warriors. Saturday, McPherson finished eighth and Barnhart 16th at the Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference Meet at Morris High School.

McPherson finished the 2.97-mile course in 18 minutes, 11.6 seconds. Barnhart’s time was 19:00.4.

Photos by Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com

LEFT: Dixon’s Simon Thorpe eyes the finish line at the Northern Illinois Big 12 meet in Morris. Thorpe placed third. He was bested by Yorkville twins Jake and Luke Hoffert, whose Foxes also edged the Dukes for the team title.

RIGHT: Sterling’s Maggie McPherson was the top local finisher in the girls race in eighth. Sterling was sixth as a team.

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NFL | REDSKINS 45, BEARS 41

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Cutler hurt, forced to watch defense get gashed in D.C.

Warriors place ninth, runner-up to 2011 squad

BY HOWARD FENDRICH AP Pro Football Writer

LANDOVER, Md. – As the closing minutes of the Chicago Bears’ latest loss ticked away, Jay Cutler was long gone, having missed most of the final three quarters with a groin injury.

Linebacker Lance Briggs and cornerback Charles Tillman stood shoulder-to-shoulder on the sideline, arms crossed and helmets off. Also hurt, they were able only to watch – and not help – as teammates tried to stop Robert Griffin III and the rest of the WashingPrime tied ton Redskins’ offense.

While Josh McCown s Devin Hester’s did yeoman’s work 81-yard punt substituting for Cutreturn touchler, Chicago’s defense down gave him was too tired and in 19 return scores tatters to really stand in his career, much of a chance, and tying him with the Bears lost to the Deion Sanders Redskins 45-41 Sunfor the all-time day. The most pressrecord. ing question afterward was how long Cutler will be out, and coach Marc Trestman wasn’t sure.

Asked how seriousthe injury is, Trestman said: “I don’t have any sense at all. I’m just going to wait and see what the doctors say.”

By SVM Sports Staff

Coming into the final day of the golf season, the Sterling Golden Warriors were hoping to make a big move up the leaderboard at the IHSA Class 2A state golf tournament.

The improvement wasn’t what the Warriors hoped for, but they secured the secondbest finish in school history. Sterling came into the day in 10th place, and finished ninth with a 666, 98 strokes over Kyle Sinn Sterling par and 44 behind senior winner Boylan.

“We finished in the top 10 in the state, and there’s not much to be disappointed about as a team,” Sterling senior Kyle Sinn said.

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Austin Dillon (14) goes airborne on the backstretch on the final lap of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Sunday at the Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala. Among those passing by unscathed was Jimmie Johnson (48), whose fifth-place finish vaulted him to the top of the Chase standings.

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TALLADEGA, Ala. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jamie McMurray won at Talladega Superspeedway in a nearly clean race until rookie Austin Dillon lost control on the final lap Sunday, allowing the winner to coast across the line under caution.

McMurray â&#x20AC;&#x201C; not a member of the Chase â&#x20AC;&#x201C; won for the first time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series since 2010, not even having to worry about an expected charge from Dale Earnhardt Jr. after Dillon spun coming out of the second turn.

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Dixonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second title in 2008 came during one of those seasons drivers only dream

Jimmie Johnson steered around trouble and finished 13th, emerging with the lead in the Sprint Cup standings. The fivetime Cup champion passed Matt Kenseth â&#x20AC;&#x201C; who finished 20th â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for the top spot and has a four-point edge with four races remaining.

Earnhardt settled for second, followed by Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Paul

Menard and Kyle Busch.

Dillon, who was filling in for injured Tony Stewart in the No. 14 car, wound up 26th after going to the final lap in third. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every race here, we have a wreck on the last lap,â&#x20AC;? Earnhardt said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For some reason, it was a lot calmer the last few laps. Everybody was pretty good about staying in line.â&#x20AC;?

about â&#x20AC;&#x201C; he won six races, including the Indianapolis 500, and got married.

But this season, Dixon was winless and seventh in the standings before he began his rally, which Dixon completed Saturday night at Auto Club Speedway with a fifth-place finish to beat Helio Castroneves for the title.

After running strong early in the 188-lap race, Kenseth dealt with an ill-handling car and lost several spots when he attempted to make a move late in the race. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was really bizarre,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Typically handling is a non-issue here.

We just got loose, and I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even hang on to it.â&#x20AC;?

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Professional hitter back on job Craig says heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ready to DH for Cardinals in Fall Classic

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ST. LOUIS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cardinals cleanup hitter Allen Craig says heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recovered from a foot injury and ready to be put on St. Louisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; World Series roster. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m happy with where Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m at,â&#x20AC;? Craig said Sunday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No complaints.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m happy to be on the roster and give it a shot, so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really excited.â&#x20AC;?

Craig hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t played since Sept. 4 because a left mid-foot sprain.

He anticipates being the designated hitter in Wednesday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Series opener at the Boston Red Sox. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think all indications are pointing that way,â&#x20AC;?

Craig said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been told, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hey, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on the roster,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; but given my progress, I think Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m in a good spot.â&#x20AC;?

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basically a no-lose proposition, because the Cardinals could replace Craig if he reinjured the foot. General manager John Mozeliak said doctors believe Craig is progressed to the point heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not risking a major setback. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s such a prolific hitter itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely worth the chance,â&#x20AC;? Mozeliak said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My understanding

is heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s swinging the bat pretty well. If nothing else, he adds a little pop off that bench.â&#x20AC;?

St. Louis worked out at Busch Stadium 2 days after beating the Los Angeles Dodgers for the NL pennant Craig hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tested the foot on defense yet, but he wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to play first base until the Series moves to Busch Stadium for Game 3 on Saturday. Craig is wearing an orthotic device in his shoe and said there was â&#x20AC;&#x153;nothing superspecialâ&#x20AC;? about precautionary measures.

Rookie Matt Adams has been the regular first baseman since Craig was hurt while running the bases.

Craig batted a major league-best .454 during the regular season with runners in scoring position. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s another force in that lineup,â&#x20AC;? manager Mike Matheny said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So, if we can have him weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be excited.â&#x20AC;?

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Allen Craig hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t played since Sept. 4 because a left mid-foot sprain, but insists he will be ready when the World Series opens Wednesday in Boston. Craig hit .315 with 17 homers and 97 RBIs during the regular season.

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Go fourth, Dixon duo Hartman ties

Kent, VanOosten to represent Sauk Valley at state

Rockets 7th at BNC ets (162 points) finished Prophetstown 2nd at Meet: Rock Fallsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Brayden Sherrard: The Prophets 121 points behind winDixonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doubles team of "Y 36- 3PORTS 3TAFF

Hayley Kent and Jessica VanOosten placed fourth Saturday at the Rock Island Sectional, securing a state tournament berth.

After winning their two matches Friday, Kent and VanOosten lost 6-1, 6-0 in the semifinals to eventual sectional champions Alyssa Ray and Molly McPherson of Moline. The duo then lost 6-3, 6-4 to Lauren Hogan and Sarah Van Hoe of Alleman in the third-place match.

Kent and VanOosten will travel to the suburbs for the state tournament beginning Thursday.

Boys cross country Newman 2nd in Peoria:

Every Comet ran a personal best en route to a close runner-up finish at the 34-team Patriot Invitational at Detweiller Park.

Bryson Reyes placed eighth in 15:40.6, 24 seconds. Drew Rosengren, coming off a recent illness, took 11th in 15:49.1, and Chris Ahlers was right behind him in 12th (15:52.9).

Bureau Valley was sixth with 258 points, led by Daniel Trone (35th, 16:29.2) and Ryan Taylor (37th, 16:31.0).

Erie-Prophetstown took 12th (404 points), as Lucas White placed 44th (16:38.7). Amboy finished 32nd, led by Ben Hosto (90th, 17:32.3).

Hamblen and Seth Williams were the only locals to earn top-10 finishes at the Big Northern Conference Meet in Kingston.

Hamblen was fifth in 15:36, with Williams on his heels in seventh (15:36.9).

Cayden Erickson added a 27th-place finish in 16:34 as the Rockets scored 142 points, 83 behind winner Winnebago.

Austin Burkhartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 32ndplace finish in 16:49.3 paced Oregon, which took 11th with 329 points.

Girls cross country

Amboyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grady 4th in Peoria: Megan Grady

placed fourth with a time of 18:31.9 in the 27-team Patriot Invite at Detweiller Park. Amboy was 10th with 308 points.

Erie-Prophetstown was the top local team, placing eighth with 292 points. Corrie Reiley took 12th in 18:58.9. Bureau Valley also fielded a full team, finishing 16th (402). The Storm were led by Helena Arnadottir (81st, 21:04) and Katelin Johnson (82nd, 21:06.5).

Newman got personal bests from two of its three runners. Haley Simpson was 22nd in 19:17, while Teagan McKenna placed 39th in 19:50.6.

Rock Falls 7th at BNC Meet: Katie Anderson

and Makaley Velazquez finished just outside the top 10 as the Rock-

ner Marengo at the Big Northern Conference Meet in Kingston.

Anderson was 11th in 19:04, just ahead of the 12th-place Velazquez (19:09).

Oregon placed 10th with 312 points, led by McCahl Sanders (52nd, 21:58) and Kimmie Janke (53rd, 21:59).

Volleyball Eastland takes own tournament title: Led by

all-tournament selection Mackenzie â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bubbyâ&#x20AC;? Doubler, the Cougars won the second annual Linda Ludwig Memorial Tournament in Lanark.

Erie placed fifth, Milledgeville was seventh, Newman (17-13) took eighth and AFC placed 11th. The Cardinalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Mary Chapman, the Missilesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Kendra Schave, the Cometsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Sara Nysather, and the Raidersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Cassidy Koning joined Doubler on the alltournament team.

Koning had 15 kills and 25 digs for AFC (9-17), while Lexie Fore slammed 24 kills and Emily Mairs stuffed five blocks. Kayla Colwell had 28 digs, and Katie Sondgeroth dished 27 assists as the Raiders finished 0-4.

Nysather racked up 47 digs for Newman, which got 37 total kills from Aubree Schmitt and 51 assists from Kayci Howell.

placed three girls on the all-tournament team en route to a 4-1 record at the 10-team Sherrard Invite.

Clare Kramer (19 kills, 29 digs), Claire Milnes (21 kills, 11 blocks), and Kate Fringer (59 assists) led the Prophets (10-16), who went 4-0 in pool play before falling to Prairie Central in the title match.

Morrison finished 3-2, winning its final three matches. Lakin Goodman had 26 kills as an all-tournament selection, while Chelsea Eads added 18 kills and 34 digs. Adrienne Banks spiked 15 kills and Brooke Ryan set 50 assists as the Fillies (13-17) played quite a few non-starters throughout the day.

Fulton 4th in Mendota:

Betsy Leonardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 39 kills, 15 blocks and 12 aces led Fulton to an 0-2-3 record.

Fulton split all three poolplay games, then dropped both bracket matches after winning the first set.

Rachael Beiermann had 31 kills and 55 assists.

College cross country

Skyhawks host Sauk Valley Invite: The Sauk

men were fourth out of five teams and the women placed third out of three full squads at their own meet.

Josh Green led the Skyhawk men, taking 17th in 31:59. Aubree Johnsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 11th-place finish in 21:40 led the women.

WEEKEND SCOREBOARD Football Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s late box scores at Pearl City

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Boys golf IHSA State Tournament Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results Final round CLASS 2A at Weibring Golf Club, Normal Par 71 Team scores "OYLAN $UNLAP 0ONTIAC "URLINGTON #ENTRAL 0EORIA .OTRE $AME 'LENBARD 3OUTH 3ACRED (EART 'RIFFIN 7HEATON 3T &RANCIS 3TERLING 3PRINGFIELD #ENTRALIA -ONTINI Top 5 individuals $ANNY 'ORMAN "OYLAN % -ATT 7EBER "URLINGTON #ENTRAL *ORDAN (AHN 2ICHMOND "URTON $AVID 0ERKINS %AST 0EORIA TIE !USTIN "UENTE 4RIAD -ATT 9ONKOVICH +ANELAND Sterling scores: 4 4REVOR 3ISSON 4 +YLE 3INN 4 2YAN (URLEY 4 :ACH 2EHMERT 4 !USTIN #OOK ,UCAS #AMPBELL Dixon score: 4 2YAN $IXON Rock Falls score: 4 !NDREW 4ICHLER

CLASS 1A at Prairie Vista Golf Course, Bloomington Par 72 Team scores %L 0ASO 'RIDLEY .ORTH 3HORE #OUNTRY $AY .ASHVILLE TIE "YRON 0/24!

3TOCKTON 3T 4HOMAS -ORE (AMILTON #OUNTY %FF INGHAM 3T !NTHONY "ISMARCK (ENNING 0LEASANT 0LAINS 7INCHESTER Top 5 individuals 4REY 4IMPE 3TOCKTON 4REV OR 'OLD %UREKA TIE (UNTER 9ORK $ECATUR ,UTHERAN *ACOB %KLUND #ARTERVILLE ,ANDON 6AUGHAN (AMILTON #OUNTY Eastland score: 4 $EVIN (ARTMAN

Oregon score: 4 "EN 'ARDNER

Girls golf IHSA State Tournament Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results Final round CLASS A at Red Tail Run Golf Course, Decatur Par 72 Team scores .ASHVILLE 2OCHESTER -ASSAC #OUNTY %LDORADO -ORTON #AMP 0OINT #ENTRAL -AHOMET 3EYMOUR #HARLES TON 2ICHMOND "URTON !URORA 2OSARY -ONTICELLO "YRON Top 5 individuals ,AUREN #HAPPELL #HARLESTON 3ABRINA "ONANNO 2IDGEWOOD -ORGAN 3AVAGE 2OCHESTER 3HAWN 2ENNEGARBE .ASVHILLE .ATALIE *OHNSON .ASHVILLE Rock Falls score: 4 +ARA .EHRKORN

Eastland score: 4 +ORI &REIDAG

Boys cross country Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results

Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference Meet at Morris High School Team scores 9ORKVILLE $IXON +ANELAND 3TERLING 3YCAMORE 'ENESEO $E+ALB /TTAWA -ORRIS 2OCHELLE 3TREATOR Top 10 runners * (OFFERT 9ORK , (OFFERT 9ORK 3IMON 4HORPE $IXON 4WEEDY 9ORK #ODY 3ONDGEROTH $IXON *ONATHAN ,ANDIS 3TERLING -ILLBURG 3YC #ARTER +ANE 3TICE 3YC +UCERA +ANE Other Dixon runners: 3KYLAR -ITCHELL !USTIN 4REVINO %VAN 'RADY "LAIN -ASTERSON +YLIAN ,ALLY Other Sterling runners: :ACH !LSTON #ODY ,UND +EATON $IR .ICK /LDS %THAN 2OCHA %VAN 2EILEY

Big Northern Conference Meet at Walcamp, Kingston Team scores 7INNEBAGO "URLINGTON #ENTRAL 2ICHMOND "URTON (ARVARD 2OCKFORD #HRISTIAN "YRON 2OCK &ALLS 2OCKFORD ,UTHERAN .ORTH "OONE 'ENOA +INGSTON /REGON -ENDOTA Top 10 runners 4 * 0ITCOCK "YR .ICK -ONKE MEYER 2# #LAY -USIAL "# *ORGE 0ICHARDO (AR "RAYDEN (AMBLEN 2& !LLAN $ALY 7INN 3ETH 7ILLIAMS 2& *AMES +AHT 2" .ATHAN 3MITH 7INN *OSH 3CHWARTING "# Other Rock Falls runners: #AYDEN %RICKSON +ASEY !NGER "RODIE (ENSON *EVON (EY "REU +NOX Oregon runners: !USTIN "URKHART :IMRRITH 'RANADOS *ACOB (ARSHMAN 2ICKY 'REEN WOOD *ACOB %BENS !DAM -C&ALLS 7ILL #OOTS

Patriot Invitational at Detweiller Park, Peoria Team scores %LMWOOD "RIMFIELD .EWMAN 3T *OSEPH /GDEN 0LEASANT 0LAINS %L 0ASO 'RIDLEY "UREAU 6AL LEY 3HELBYVILLE 2/76!

-ERCER #OUNTY 2OBINSON "EECHER %RIE 0ROPHETSTOWN (ALL #HRISMAN (ENRY -IDLAND (EYWORTH -ARQUETTE -C.AMARA 4RI 0OINT 7ILLIAMSVILLE 3HERRARD &IELDCREST ,AWRENCEVILLE -ETRO %AST ,UTHERAN %DWARDSVILLE +NOXVILLE -IDWEST #ENTRAL !UBURN &ARMINGTON 2OCKRIDGE (AVANA 0UTNAM #OUNTY !MBOY !THENS &RANKLIN Top 10 runners -ICHAEL #OOK !NNAWAN 7ETHERSFIELD !L "ALDONADO (ALL 2OLANDO !GUILAR +EWANEE #ODY "AELE !NNAWAN 7ETHERSFIELD .ATE (ERRIDGE %LMWOOD "RIMFIELD !LEX 0ETTIS (ENRY -IDLAND -ATT /SMULSKI %LM WOOD "RIMFIELD "RYSON 2EYES .EWMAN "RAYDON #ROZIER 3T *OSEPH /GDEN %THAN 3TANLEY 2/76!

Other Newman runners: $REW 2OSENGREN #HRIS !HLERS 1UINCY #OOMES -ICAH 4RANCOSO "RADY /SBORN !NDREW +OBBEMAN

Bureau Valley runners: $ANIEL 4RONE 2YAN 4AYLOR +ANE %ASTWOOD !NDREW 3MITH #OLTON 0ETERSON 9ULIAN /SORIO +ODY #HURCH

Erie-Prophetstown runners: ,UCAS 7HITE "RAEDON "ONNELL 4YLER $E6AULT +YLE "EHRENS *ARED #OLE *OSH "OWLING Amboy runners: "EN (OSTO 3KYLAR 7HEELER !LAN 3TAMBERGER .ICK $EWEY 0AUL -EYER

Girls cross country Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results

Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference Meet at Morris High School Team scores 9ORKVILLE +ANELAND $E+ALB $IXON 'ENESEO 3TER LING 3YCAMORE ,A3ALLE 0ERU /TTAWA -ORRIS 3TREATOR 2OCHELLE Top 10 runners "OLLINGER 9ORK 3CHRADER $E+ 2OCHA ,0 2EYNOLDS 9ORK #LINTON +ANE ,ALOWSKI 3YC "OWER +ANE -AGGIE -C0HER SON 3TERLING +ROLAK ,0 $EARBORN 9ORK Dixon runners: -EKENZIE (ARDEN !LLY 3TANCHFIELD #OURTNEY 3EAGREN +ATIE 0IT MAN 3YDNEY +ITZMAN (AYLEE !LTENBERG Other Sterling runners: -EGAN "ARNHART -ERCEDES 3ANCHEZ #ARLY (ANSEN "RY ANA *OHNSON 3ANTANA %STRADA

Big Northern Conference Meet at Walcamp, Kingston Team scores -ARENGO "URLINGTON #ENTRAL 2ICHMOND "URTON 7INNEBAGO 2OCKFORD ,UTHERAN "YRON 2OCK &ALLS (ARVARD 2OCKFORD #HRISTIAN /REGON 'ENOA +INGSTON -ENDOTA .ORTH "OONE Top 10 runners +ELSEY (ILDRETH "YR +ITTY !LLEN -AR #HEYENNE -OORE 7INN !LLIE 0RAGUE -AR *ORDAN 0ETERSON (AR +ATIE "USH "# %MMA &ENELON ,UTH !SHLYND "ROLING -AR +AYLIN 0UNOTAI -AR "REANNE 2ETHER FORD 2" Rock Falls runners: +ATIE !NDERSON -AKALEY 6ELAZQUEZ "AILIE 3MITH -ICHAELA 3PREIER 4AYLOR !SHLEY 0AIGE 2EYNOLDS !ZY #ID Oregon runners: -C#AHL 3ANDERS +IMMIE *ANKE +ELCI &OSS 2OSIE 3ARANTAKOS -C+AYLEE "EETER -ADELINE 3ANDERS !NGELA .ORDMAN

Patriot Invitational at Detweiller Park, Peoria Team scores 3T *OSEPH /GDEN !NNAWAN 7ETHERSFIELD (ENRY -IDLAND -ARQUETTE %LMWOOD "RIMFIELD -C.AMARA 0LEASANT 0LAINS %RIE 0ROPHETSTOWN +NOXVILLE !MBOY &IELDCREST -ETRO %AST ,UTHERAN %DWARDSVILLE (EY WORTH 3HERRARD ,AWRENCEV ILLE "UREAU 6ALLEY !THENS ,EWISTOWN -ERCER #OUNTY %L 0ASO 'RIDLEY 2OBINSON &RANKLIN 2OCKRIDGE 'ARDNER 3OUTH 7ILMINGTON (ALL 7ILLIAMSVILLE )LLINI "LUFFS Top 10 runners $ALY 'ALLOWAY 'ARDNER 3OUTH 7ILMING TON +IRSTIE 2AMSEY !NNAWAN 7ETHERSFIELD %RICKA (IBSER ,EWISTOWN -EGAN 'RADY !MBOY *ILLIAN -ONIER (ENRY -IDLAND !LYSSA 0RIDEMORE 3T *OSEPH /GDEN #ASSIE -UNDEKIS -IDWEST #ENTRAL 2ONNA 0ET TIS (ENRY -IDLAND 2YAN "LOCK +NOXVILLE -ADYSON *OHNSON +NOXVILLE Erie-Prophetstown runners: #ORRIE 2EILEY %MILY (ANOVER -IKAYLA "OLTON +ARLI 2EDELL 2EBECCA !RNOLTS !SHLYNN 3TEEL (EATHER 3TRIKE

Other Amboy runners: *ENNIFER 0OPO VICH %RIN (OSTO +AITLIN "OERS 3YDNEY ,ANGLER "RENNA 2IEKER Bureau Valley runners: (ELENA !RNA DOTTIR +ATELIN *OHNSON (EATHER 7ILLIAMS 2ILEY &RANCIS 2ONI 2IGGEN +ELLY 3IERENS Newman runners: (ALEY 3IMPSON 4EAGAN -C+ENNA +ELSEY 3IMPSON

Boys soccer Postseason pairings 2A Rochelle Regional Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s match s .O 3TERLING VS .O $IXON P M Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s match s .O &REEPORT VS .O 2OCHELLE P M Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s match s #HAMPIONSHIP P M Winner advances to Burlington Central Sectional vs. Sycamore Regional winner, 5 p.m. Oct. 29

1A Oregon Regional Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s match s #HAMPIONSHIP 3TILLMAN 6ALLEY

Winnebago 0 Winner advances to Genoa-Kingston Sectional vs. Keith Country Day Regional winner, Tuesday, Oct. 22

Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cross country Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results

Sauk Valley Invitational at Sauk Valley C.C., Dixon 4.97 miles Team scores 1UINCY 3T !MBROSE 7AUBON SEE 3AUK 6ALLEY /AKTON Top 5 runners -IKE #ROTTEAU 1UINCY 2EA GAN -ASON 1UINCY 0ETER ,EN NARD %LGIN .ATE -C.AMARA 3T !MBROSE %LI (IBBERT 1UINCY Sauk runners: *OSH 'REEN +EN #ATTON -ICHAEL &ARRINGER "RANDT #OLE -ATT $IRKS

Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cross country Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results

Sauk Valley Invitational at Sauk Valley C.C., Dixon 3.1 miles Team scores 3T !MBROSE 1UINCY 3AUK 6ALLEY Top 5 runners *ENNIFER (OWLAND 7AUBONSEE !MANDA ,ESAK 7AUBONSEE -ARY !DLFINGER 3T !MBROSE 4ERESA 'ORRELL 1UINCY !MBER 4RICK 3T !MBROSE Sauk runners: !UBREE *OHNSON 3HAWNA !NDERSON *EN 7OOD WORTH *ORDAN -ELVILLE -OLLY (ENDRICKS 'ABI 4RUJILLO

for 24th place Eastland senior tied for 15th last year "Y 36- 3PORTS 3TAFF

Devin Hartman ended the second day of the Class A state golf tournament where he began Saturday, but left no regrets on the course.

Hartman, a senior at Eastland, tied for 24th with a 16-over-par 160 at Prairie Vista Golf Course in Bloomington, while O r e g o n senior Ben Gardner shot a 22-over-par Devin 166 to tie for Hartman 45th. %ASTLAND Hartman SENIOR followed his first-round 79 with an 81 on Saturday. He had two birdies, eight bogeys and a triplebogey in his Kara Nehrkorn round, and 2OCK &ALLS again started strong with SENIOR a 1-over-par on his first nine. But he said he lost confidence in his irons as the conditions got worse as the day went on. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I left one hang out that I shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have, and it got in my head a little bit,â&#x20AC;? said Hartman, whose first round was derailed with a short missed putt late. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I forgot all about Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finish, and the back nine there sets up nice for me, but it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sit too well when you play so good on your first nine and canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t close it out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But a lot of guys would kill to finish tied for 15th and tied for 24th at the state meet their last 2 years in high school, and

even though it stings right now, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to look back and realize I did pretty well. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m proud of what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done.â&#x20AC;?

Gardner followed up Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 80 with an 86, including a pair of triplebogeys on the front nine.

He sandwiched the second triple between two birdies, and shot bogey or better on eight holes in the back nine.

Stockton senior Trey Timpe won the individual title, following Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s even-par 72 with a 1-over 73. He birdied four holes on the front nine to go with three bogeys, and had seven pars and two bogeys on the back. His 2-day total of 145 was one shot better than Eurekaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Trevor Gold.

El Paso-Gridley took the team title with a 647, finishing 71-over par and beating runner-up North Shore Country Day by nine strokes.

The area was also represented at the Class A girls state tournament at Red Tail Run in Decatur, with Eastland senior Kori Freidag tying for 52nd with a 40-over-par 184, and Rock Falls senior Kara Nehrkorn tying for 56th, one stroke behind.

Freidag carded one birdie and five pars, and was 1-over par in her last six holes. Her 93 was two shots higher than her first-round 91, but she ended up in the same spot overall.

Nehrkornâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 89 was seven shots better than her Friday score, and moved her up 17 positions on the leaderboard. She had a birdie and six pars, and closed her round 1-over par in her final four holes.

Charleston freshman Lauren Chappell fired a 2-day total of 3-underpar 141 to win the title by five strokes. Nashville took the team title with a 664 (88-over par).

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a pretty special finish to my senior season.â&#x20AC;?

Sinnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2-day total of 165 (23-over par) tied for 58th and was the second-best score for Sterling, behind classmate Trevor Sissonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 162 (20-over par), which was good for a tie for 38th. Both doublebogeyed their final hole.

Sinn said none of the Warriors were â&#x20AC;&#x153;exactly happyâ&#x20AC;? with their rounds, and said the wind was trickier than it was Friday at Normalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Weibring Golf Club. He specifically mentioned junior Ryan Hurley, who Sinn said â&#x20AC;&#x153;didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t put together the round that he deserved to.â&#x20AC;?

Sisson added that it was the putting that once again limited Sterling, saying that most of the strokes he and his teammates left on the course came on the greens. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If everyone doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss one putt, that puts us in sixth, and it all comes down to that,â&#x20AC;? Sisson said.

Hurley (27-over-par 169) and Zach Rehmert (28-over-par 170) also counted toward the Warriorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; team score, while Austin Cook (32-over-par 174) and Lucas Campbell (38-over-par 180) also competed.

The ninth-place finish is one spot behind the Warriorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; eighth-place finish at the 2011 state tournament, and the total score was nine strokes higher.

Boylan not only won the team title, but the Titansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Danny Gorman also won individually with an even-par 142, beating Burlington Centralâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Matt Weber by one stroke.

Rock Falls and Dixon were also represented at the 2A tournament.

Rocket senior Andrew Tichler tied for 49th with a 22-over-par 164, and Dukes senior Ryan Dixon tied for 83rd with a 30-over-par 172.

Tichler played the back nine in 1-under par, making up for a bogey on No. 17 with birdies on 11 and 15. He had three bogeys and six pars on the front nine to shoot a 2-overpar 73, 18 strokes better than his first-round 91. He improved 51 spots from where he finished Friday.

Dixon moved up two spots in the standings, and his 85 was two strokes better than his first-round 87. He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a birdie on his card, but had seven pars, eight bogeys, and limited the damage on a few of holes for three double-bogeys. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I felt like I was hitting some great shots, but the wind would take them and it would put me in trouble in places where I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be,â&#x20AC;? Dixon said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some things just didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go my way, and it was frustrating at times, but I just kept telling myself that I was playing my last highschool round among the best golfers in the state.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a dream of mine, and I just tried to enjoy it as much as I could.â&#x20AC;?

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NFL | BEARS

Chances hinge on Cutler

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DIxon’s Cody Sondgeroth (right) leads Sterling’s Jon Landis down the stretch at the NIB 12 Conference cross country meet Saturday at Morris High School.

The two placed fifth and sixth, respectively.

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“I came in here planning to win, so I’m a little disappointed,” Thorpe said. “They were better today. I’ll see them again at state, and I don’t plan on losing to them then.”

Thorpe’s fellow senior teammate Cody Sondgeroth finished fifth at 15:22.5. He employed a different strategy that paid dividends.

“I went out pretty slow.

I normally go out faster,” Sondgeroth said. “I tried picking it up in the second and third miles, and I did. I got a PR, so that’s pretty good.”

Right behind Sondgeroth was Sterling

freshman Jonathan Landis (6th, 15:24.1). Landis does not overthink his races.

“I don’t really have an idea of time, because that throws me off,” he said. “I have places that I want to be. My goal was fifth.”

Landis did not necessarily feel strong throughout the race, even though his result was a large improvement.

“I don’t feel anything when I run. I just run,” he said. “My second mile, I knew I was slowing down, but I just think I’ll have more kick at the end.’”

Dixon, ranked eighth in Class 2A, finished second to seventh-ranked Yor-

kville, 36-48. Kaneland was third with 78 points, followed by 11th-ranked Sterling at 92.

“We did really good today. We’re closing the split between [our 1 and 5 runners]. That’s good,” Sondgeroth said.

“We had a couple guys that did really good and PR-ed.”

The top 21 runners earned all-conference honors. Dixon’s Skylar Mitchell (12th, 15:42.6), Austin Trevino (15:43.5) and Evan Grady (15:49.8) did so, as did Sterling’s Zach Alston (19th, 15:56.5) and Cody Lund (20th, 15:59.8).

Sterling’s Keaton Dir (22nd, 16:04.7) just missed earning all-conference.

o let’s call the Bears’ 45-41 loss to the Washington Redskins exactly what it was.

This was an entertaining but poorly played mashup between two of the NFL’s mediocre teams, playoff contenders on their best days but incapable of winning a playoff game on any day. That probably stuck a fork in the Bears’ playoff hopes, since they proved to be the lesser of the two.

Or, the Bears scored a huge moral victory in the nation’s capital battling the defending NFC East champions to a near standoff. That, despite losing their two best players and watching a handful of other key teammates hobble from the field one after another.

I do not believe in morale victories of any kind. The Bears are now 4-3, not 4½ and 2½.

If you told me before the game the Bears would go out and stink up the field on offense behind Jay Cutler, see him get hurt, and that Josh McCown would come on and do his best Steve Young, I would have never believed it.

McCown put 24 points on the board sans Cutler (we can’t give him credit for Devin Hester’s touchdown) and came close to being the last man standing.

Dear Josh, please accept my apology. You are more than capable of being the Bears’ backup quarterback.

That said, let’s get real.

The focus now is on how serious the groin injury

of getting into shootouts and doing enough to win.

This “new-age” Bears Shaw Media defense is capable of losBears analyst. ing to any team in the He can be league. reached at Normally in sports, harkush@ when we judge teams or shawmedia. com players, we take out their best score and their worst and then average the rest.

The Redskins game, even with McCown’s to Cutler is, because the stunning performance, full development of this is one the Bears won’t offense and the future of be able to forget soon this season will certainly enough. require Cutler’s particiAgainst the Redskins, pation, if there are to be the Bears held the ball games in January. for just 7:59 of the first If Cutler is not ready half while the Redskins for the Packers the had it the rest of the time week after the bye and and the Bears were outthe Lions the following gained 224-46, averaging week, the season probjust 2.6 yards per play ably will be over. while Washington averEven if Cutler is back aged 9.2. and near 100 percent for That was with Cutler the Pack, who among you playing the first 20 minwill take the Bears to win utes. that one if Lance Briggs’ While the Bears battled shoulder doesn’t allow back in the second half, him to go? they still ran only 52 plays Injuries are absolutely while Washington ran 73 no excuse in the NFL. and the game ended with The Bears are hurting, a 33:56-to-26:04 time of but there are a number of possession advantage for teams hurting as badly or the Redskins. worse who are still playWhile it is fair to ing quite a bit better. applaud the Bears’ grit, The problem for the it’s a fool’s errand to Bears, though, is they are ignore the 499 total yards, themselves, not one of 209 yards rushing and those other clubs. And 45 points the defense the two players they can’t allowed the Redskins. afford to play without With the Cutler and over any period of time Briggs injuries, the bye are Cutler and Briggs, and clearly couldn’t be comneither was available with ing at a better time. the game on the line in But, off their perforthe fourth quarter in D.C. mance in Washington, Putting the injuries I’m not sure we know any aside, what did we learn more about this Bears about the Bears? team today than we did This new Marc Trestwhen we left Bourbonnais man offense is capable 2 months ago.

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Dixon freshman Mekenzie Harden (right) runs for the finish at the NIB 12 Conference meet Saturday. Harden placed 11th.

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“She was my biggest competitor, and I would always aim to go out and get her,” Barnhart said of her middle school rivalry with McPherson. “Then, this year we became instant friends. It was really strange, because she was the girl that I always thought, ‘I need to go out and beat her.’”

Sandwiched between Barnhart and McPherson with an 11th-place finish was Dixon freshman Mekenzie Harden, a former middle school teammate of Barnhart.

Harden had a time of 18:46.

“I was trying to stay with Megan. It was my goal to beat her,” Harden said. “I stayed with her most of it, then toward the end I passed her, and I felt pretty good about that.”

Harden said she used to beat Barnhart last year, but has not been doing so this season.

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Sterling’s Megan Barnhart placed 16th at the NIB 12 Conference cross country meet.

“She’s really progressed and passed me, and beat me every race,” Harden said. “So, it was my goal to beat her. I love her like a friend, but during com-

petition, I want to beat her.”

For McPherson, it was another big step in an already outstanding season.

“I think I started out a little fast,” she said. “I just wanted to make it in the top 10, so I kept counting the girls in front of me.”

Team-wise, Dixon, ranked 19th in Class 2A, finished fourth with 112 points, just seven behind third-place DeKalb. Sterling took sixth with 134 points. Top-ranked in 2A, Yorkville was also No. 1 at the meet, besting runner-up Kaneland (13th in 2A) 52-66.

The top 21 runners earned all-conference honors. Joining McPherson, Harden and Barnhart on the all-conference list were two more Dixon freshmen, Ally Stanchfield (20th, 19:08.9) and Courtney Seagren (21st, 19:12.6).

Sterling junior Mercedes Sanchez just missed earning all-conference (22nd, 19:19.8).

Cutler is scheduled to have an MRI exam today.

“He’ll be evaluated when we get back and we’ll know more in the next couple days,” Trestman said.

The Bears (4-3) have lost three of the past four games, and their bye week could hardly be coming at a better time.

In addition to Cutler, key defensive players Briggs (shoulder) and Tillman (knee) left in the second half.

“You can’t make excuses, but it’s going to help.

We’re going to be a fresher team, certainly, when we come out of this break,” Trestman said.

Cutler was sacked by 333-pound nose tackle Chris Baker with about 10 minutes left in the first half. Cutler stayed down for a few minutes, clutching at the top of his left leg.

Eventually, Cutler got up and limped off. He soon was walking gingerly toward the visitors’ locker room and didn’t return.

“When you’re close to somebody, and they get hurt, man, your heart just kind of sinks, but at the same time, you’ve got to process that emotion and move on and get ready to play,” McCown said.

“So I was bummed, said a prayer, grabbed a helmet, got some throws and got ready to play.”

It was McCown’s first appearance in a regularseason NFL game since the final week of the 2011 season, and he did it without the benefit of any first-team practice reps since this season began.

“He’s been around the game a lot in this league,” Trestman said. “He functioned like a starting quarterback when he stepped in there.”

McCown was 14-for-20 for 204 yards, with one touchdown pass and zero

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Redskins receiver Aldrick Robinson (11) catches a touchdown pass with Bears cornerback Charles Tillman closing Sunday at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. interceptions.

“Josh took over the huddle, moved the football team,” Trestman siad.

“I didn’t ask him what he liked; what he didn’t like. I just called the plays according to the plan we had put together. I thought he functioned very well in the offense.”

McCown’s 7-yard touchdown toss to tight end Martellus Bennett put Chicago ahead 41-38 with a little under four minutes remaining in the game. Robert Griffin III then led Washington on a drive capped by a 3-yard TD run by Roy Helu Jr. for the go-ahead points.

McCown also ran four times for 33 yards.

That scrambling did make some teammates nervous: The Bears do not have a third quarterback on the roster. If McCown had needed to leave the game, Bennett would have been the next option, Trestman said.

“You see them talking to Earl and kind of getting him ready, and I’m like, ‘Oh, yeah, there’s nobody else,’” McCown said.

He and Trestman said the quick-strike passing game that worked well

for McCown was part of the game plan against the Redskins all along, and was not an adjustment made when the backup QB went in.

“I have to give him credit,” Redskins coach Mike Shanahan said. “He made some good plays when guys were covered.”

Before leaving, Cutler was 3-for-8 for 28 yards and an interception that was returned for a touchdown by linebacker Brian Orakpo.

“Actually, when you knock a starter out in this league, you expect to dominate the backup, not vice versa — knock the starter out and the backup comes in and lights you up,” Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall said.

McCown was asked what differences there are between his skills and Cutler’s.

“Have you seen him throw?” McCown said with a grin. “Obviously, there’s a difference with the velocity at which the ball travels when Jay throws it and when I throw it. We have to play the game in different ways.”

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Monday, October 21, 2013

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Short-handed Pack still attacks Rodgers, defense highlight lopsided win over Cleveland

BY GENARO C. ARMAS AP Sports Writer

GREEN BAY, Wis. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Aaron Rodgers shuffled around the field to make plays. He jokingly needled a young receiver about his first Lambeau leap.

And perhaps most importantly, he was one of the calming influences this week on a Packers team beset with injuries.

Rodgers threw for 260 yards and three touchdowns, Eddie Lacy ran for another score, and the defense came up clutch in a grinding, 31-13 win Sunday over the Cleveland Browns. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hang with us fans. It might not be the prettiest game,â&#x20AC;? Rodgers said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to kind of win with defense, not turn the ball over and make the plays that are there.â&#x20AC;?

Rodgers finished 25-for36 in methodically carving up Cleveland (3-4) despite already being without two of his top targets in injured receivers James Jones and Randall Cobb.

Then tight end Jermichael Finley left on

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The Packersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Jarrett Boykin dives over the Brownsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Buster Skrine and Joe Haden (23) for a receiving touchdown Sunday in Green Bay, Wis. The Packers won 31-13.

Looking ahead (Packersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; next 3) Oct. 27: at Vikings, 7:30 Nov. 4: vs. Bears, 7:40 Nov. 10: vs. Eagles, noon a stretcher with about 10 minutes to go with a neck injury after a hit by Brown safety Tashaun Gipson on a 10-yard gain.

The team later said Finley

had movement and feeling in his extremities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those are tough to see,â&#x20AC;? Rodgers said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not being able to walk off the field I know, in the back of our minds, is kind of our worst nightmare.â&#x20AC;?

The Packers pressed on during a rainy afternoon.

Coach Mike McCarthy praised Rodgers and the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other veterans with helping young players called upon to fill the holes at receiver and linebacker.

They came through, starting with receiver Jarrett Boykin. Making his first start with Jones and Cobb out, Boykin made eight catches for 103 yards and a touchdown.

On the other side, second-year Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden struggled again. He finished 17-for-42 for 149 yards with an interception and a 2-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Cameron with 6:09 left.

NFL ROUNDUP

Indianapolis no longer Peytonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s place Luck, Colts best Broncos in Manningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s return

By The Associated Press

Andrew Luck threw for three touchdowns and ran for another Sunday night, outplaying predecessor Peyton Manning in a 39-33 victory over the previously unbeaten Denver Broncos in Indianapolis.

The victory ended the Broncosâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 17-game regular-season winning streak in the first game Manning played against his former team since being released in March 2012.

Manning finished 29-of-49 for 386 yards with three TDs and one interception.

He was sacked four times and tried desperately to rally the Broncos (6-1) late.

But the Colts (5-2) took advantage of his and

Denverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s uncharacteristic mistakes.

Luck converted an early fumble into a TD pass.

Indy got nine points out of a second-quarter strip sack, and Luck scored on a 10-yard run in the third quarter, a drive helped by a series of defensive penalties.

When the Broncos finally had a chance to tie it, Manning was intercepted.

Indianapolis has not lost consecutive games under Luck.

Cowboys 17, Eagles 3: Tony Romo threw for

317 yards and one touchdown in Philadephia and the Cowboys overcame a sluggish start to take sole possession of first place in the NFC East.

Two teams that averaged a combined 58 points per game and allowed a combined 55 totaled 13 punts in a first half that ended with Dallas (4-3) leading 3-0.

It was more two inept offenses than two dominant defenses.

The Eagles (3-4) have But Chris Jones was lost a franchise-worst called for unsportsmannine straight games at like conduct for pushhome. ing a teammate forward Steelers 19, Ravens 16: to try to block the kick, a Shaun Suisham drilled a new NFL rule.

Geno Smith threw a 42-yard field goal with no time remaining in Pitts- touchdown pass and ran for another score as the burgh.

Suishamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fourth field Jets (4-3) topped Tom goal of the day pushed Brady and the Patriots the Steelers (2-4) to their (5-2). second straight win.

Bengals 27, Lions 24: Ben Roethlisberger Mike Nugentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 54-yard completed 17 of 23 pass- field goal as time expired es for 160 yards and a lifted the Bengals in touchdown.

Detroit.

Joe Flacco passed for The AFC North-leading 215 yards and a touch- Bengals (5-2) won a game down, but couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop for the second straight the defending Super week by the same score Bowl champions (3-4) thanks to Nugentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right from losing for the third foot. time in their last four He made an overtime games. kick to give CincinJets 30, Patriots 27, nati a win after it blew a OT: Nick Folk kicked a 14-point, fourth-quarter 42-yard field goal with lead at Buffalo The Lions (4-3) looked 5:07 left in overtime to stun the Patriots in East like they did enough to send the game to OT, Rutherford, N.J. Folk got a second but rookie Sam Martin chance after he missed a shanked a punt just 28 56-yarder moments ear- yards to midfield in the final minute. lier.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP

Northern Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Lynch runs wild in another win Huskies QB sets single-game rushing record; Badgers thump Illini

By The Associated Press

Jordan Lynch rushed for 316 yards, an FBS record for a quarterback, and Northern Illinois stayed unbeaten with a victory over Central Michigan in Mount Pleasant, Mich.

Lynch had three rushing touchdowns and was 20-for-30 through the air for 155 yards and another score to help the Huskies (7-0, 3-0 Mid-American) extend the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best conference winning streak to 20 games.

He broke the rushing record held by former Northern Illinois quarterback Stacey Robinson, who had 308 against Fresno State on Oct. 6, 1990.

Northern Illinois extended its road winning streak to 13 games, second only to No. 2 Oregonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 18 straight.

Cooper Rush completed 16 of his 22 attempts for 271 yards and two touchdowns for the Chippewas (3-5, 2-2).

No. 25 Wisconsin 56, Illinois 32: Melvin Gordon

rushed for 142 yards and three touchdowns to lead Wisconsin at Champaign.

the most in the nation and tying the second-best streak in school history.

But it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come easy.

The Hawkeyes (4-3, 1-2 Big Ten) dominated offensively in the first half and led 21-14 at the break behind the passing of Jake Rudock and running of Mark Weisman and Damon Bullock.

Hyde tied it with the first rushing TD against Iowa this season on Ohio Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first drive of the third quarter, and the Buckeyes took over.

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Minnesota 20, North-

Northern Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Tommylee Lewis dives into the end western 17: Ailing head zone during the first quarter Saturday against Cen- coach Jerry Kill watched from a coachesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; box as tral Michigan in Mount Pleasant, Mich.

Minnesota turned two second-half turnovers Gordon topped 1,000 pass from Joel Stave. yards for the season on a Before the drives, Illinois into scores en route to a 13-yard touchdown run (3-3, 0-2) found ways to victory over Northwestin the third quarter that claw back from an early ern in Evanston.

The Gophers (5-2, 1-2) put the Badgers (5-2, 3-1 21-0 deficit and trailed snapped a two-game losBig Ten) up 42-17. He fin- 28-17 at halftime. ished with 1,012 yards for No. 4. Ohio State 34, ing streak as James Manthe season.

Iowa 24: Carlos Hyde ran uel broke a 7-7 tie with Gordonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s touchdown for 149 yards, including a 24-yard third quarter capped the second of two 106 yards and two touch- interception return and bruising, third-quarter downs in the second half, Chris Hawthorne turned drives that put Illinois to lead Ohio State to a vic- another Wildcat turnover away. tory over Iowa in Colum- into a 34-yard field goal in the fourth.

Running back James bus, Ohio.

White finished the first It was the Buckeyesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Northwestern (4-3, 0-3) with a 2-yard touchdown 19th consecutive victory, dropped its third straight.

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F13030448 HSIL IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY- MORRISON, ILLINOIS Beneficial Financial 1 Inc. successor by merger with Beneficial Illinois Inc. dba Beneficial Mortgage Co. of Illinois Plaintiff, vs.

Sandra D. West; Michael L. West; Beneficial Financial I, Inc. sbm Beneficial Illinois Inc. dba Beneficial Mortgage Co. of Illinois; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants.

13 CH 68 Property Address: 6740 Albany Road, Erie, Illinois 61250 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a judgment of said Court entered in the above-entitled cause on July 3, 2013, I, Sheriff, Kelly C. Wilhelmi of Whiteside County, Illinois, will hold a sale on December 5, 2013 , commencing at 10am , at the Whiteside County Court House 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270. to sell to the highest bidder or bidders the following described real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said decree, to-wit: Commonly known as: 6740 Albany Road, Erie, Illinois 61250 P.I.N.: 14-31-152-001; 14-31-152-002 First Lien Position; Single-Family Residence; Judgment Amount $142901.13 The property will NOT be open for inspection IN ACCORDANCE WITH 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) AND (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), AND 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY, OTHER THAN A MORTGAGEE, SHALL PAY THE ASSESSMENTS AND LEGAL FEES REQUIRED BY SUBSECTIONS (g)(1) AND (g)(4) OF SECTION 9 AND THE ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (g-1) OF SECTION 18.5 OF THE ILLINOIS CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY ACT. Terms of Sale: CASH - 10% down at the time of sale and the balance due within 24 hours of the sale. All payments for the amount bid shall be in certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Whiteside County.

The person to contact for information regarding this property is: Steven J. Lindberg at FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1807 West Diehl Road, Naperville, IL (866)402-8661. For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale.

This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 150 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 866-402-8661 630-428-4620 (fax) Attorney No. Cook 26122, DuPage 42005, Kane 031-26104, Peoria 1794, Winnebago 3802, IL 03126232 R410 Oct. 21, 28, Nov. 4, 2013

Address: 7425 Long Road Fulton, Illinois 61252 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 6, 2013, I, Sheriff of Whiteside County, Illinois, will on December 5, 2013 at the hour of 10:00 AM at the 3rd Floor Lobby of the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox St., Morrison, IL 61270, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Whiteside, State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate:

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Pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512, the amounts of any surplus bid will be held by the sheriff until a party obtains a Court Order for its distribution, or for 60 days following the date of the entry of the order confirming sale, at which time, in the absence of an order directing payment of the surplus, it may be automatically forfeited to the State without further notice.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC, 230 W. Monroe St., Chicago, IL 60606, telephone 312-541-9710. Please refer to file number IL 12 3581.

Sheriff of Whiteside County, Illinois Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Ph. 312-541-9710 Fax 312-541-9711 JB&A # IL 12 3581 October 21, 28, November 4, 2013

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F13030448 HSIL IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY- MORRISON, ILLINOIS Beneficial Financial 1 Inc. successor by merger with Beneficial Illinois Inc. dba Beneficial Mortgage Co. of Illinois Plaintiff, vs.

Sandra D. West; Michael L. West; Beneficial Financial I, Inc. sbm Beneficial Illinois Inc. dba Beneficial Mortgage Co. of Illinois; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants.

13 CH 68 Property Address: 6740 Albany Road, Erie, Illinois 61250 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a judgment of said Court entered in the above-entitled cause on July 3, 2013, I, Sheriff, Kelly C. Wilhelmi of Whiteside County, Illinois, will hold a sale on December 5, 2013 , commencing at 10am , at the Whiteside County Court House 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270. to sell to the highest bidder or bidders the following described real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said decree, to-wit: PARCEL 1: LOT 12 IN NORMAN SUBDIVISION NO. 1 IN THE SOUTH HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 20 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST OF THE 4TH P.M. ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED OCTOBER 1, 1968 AS DOCUMENT NO. 334604, IN WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: A PART OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 20 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF LOT 12 OF NORMAN SUBDIVISION #1 IN THE SAID SOUTH HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER; THENCE NORTH 32 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 40 SECONDS WEST (ASSUMED BEARINGS), 95.54 FEET TO THE NORTHEASTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 12; THENCE NORTH 90 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST, ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE SAID SOUTH HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER, 49.92 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 32 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 40 SECONDS EAST, 69.21 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 57 DEGREES 48 MINUTES 20 SECONDS WEST, 41.82 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 0.079 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. Commonly known as: 6740 Albany Road, Erie, Illinois 61250 P.I.N.: 14-31-152-001; 14-31-152-002 First Lien Position; Single-Family Residence; Judgment $142901.13 The property will NOT be open for inspection

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IN ACCORDANCE WITH 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) AND (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), AND 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY, OTHER THAN A MORTGAGEE, SHALL PAY THE ASSESSMENTS AND LEGAL FEES REQUIRED BY SUBSECTIONS (g)(1) AND (g)(4) OF SECTION 9 AND THE ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (g-1) OF SECTION 18.5 OF THE ILLINOIS CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY ACT. Terms of Sale: CASH - 10% down at the time of sale and the balance due within 24 hours of the sale. All payments for the amount bid shall be in certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Whiteside County.

The person to contact for information regarding this property is: Steven J. Lindberg at FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1807 West Diehl Road, Naperville, IL (866)402-8661. For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale.

This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 150 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 866-402-8661 630-428-4620 (fax) Attorney No. Cook 26122, DuPage 42005, Kane 031-26104, Peoria 1794, Winnebago 3802, IL 03126232 R410 Oct. 21, 28, Nov. 4, 2013

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY-MORRISON, ILLINOIS BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., PLAINTIFF vs.

BILLIE MELVIN; LISA MELVIN; DEFENDANTS 12 CH 201 Address: 7425 Long Road Fulton, Illinois 61252 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 6, 2013, I, Sheriff of Whiteside County, Illinois, will on December 5, 2013 at the hour of 10:00 AM at the 3rd Floor Lobby of the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox St., Morrison, IL 61270, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Whiteside, State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: THE NORTH HALF OF LOT 3 AND THE EAST 33 FEET OF THE NORTH 660 FEET OF LOT 4 IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMON ADDRESS: 7425 Long Road, Fulton, Illinois 61252 P.I.N.: 07-24-300-006 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

THE JUDGMENT AMOUNT WAS: $236,397.98 Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds; the balance, by certified funds, is due within twenty four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representations as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on October 1 A.D. 2013. A certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as R & A Remodeling located at 2407 W. 4th St. Dixon, IL 61021. Dated this 1st day of October A.D. 2013.

Cathy Myers COUNTY CLERK

By Lori Miller, Deputy Oct. 21, 28, Nov. 4, 2013 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

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Notice is hereby given that the Sterling Illinois Park District, 1913 3rd Avenue, Sterling, Illinois 61081 will receive bids at the office of the Director of Parks and Planning until 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 30, 2013 for the construction of site improvements at Westwood Sports complex. This project involves the excavation and placement of aggregate base and P.C.C. sidewalk All requirements and details are described and listed on the plans and in the project specification.

All work is to be done in accordance with the specifications on file in the office of the Director of Parks and Planning, Sterling Park District, 1913 3rd Avenue, Sterling, Illinois 61081. Prospective bidders may obtain specifications and plans from the office of Wendler Engineering Services, Inc., 698 Timber Creek Road, Dixon, Illinois 61021, phone 815-2882261.

The Sterling Park District reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, to waive technicalities and to accept the proposal that the Sterling Park District Board of Commissioners believes to be in the best interest of the Sterling Park District.

By Order of: Marvin Reyes, President Sterling Park District Board of Commissioners Monday October 21, 20132013

Notice of Public Hearing Concerning The Intent of The Board of Park Commissioners of The Sterling Park District, Whiteside County, Illinois To Sell $1,364,000 General Obligation Park Bonds Public Notice is hereby given that the Sterling Park District, Whiteside County, Illinois (the “District”), will hold a public hearing on the 29th day of October, 2013, at 5:30 o'clock P.M. The hearing will be held at the Frasor Center, 1913 Third Avenue, Sterling, Illinois. The purpose of the hearing will be to receive public comments on the proposal st sell bonds of the District in the amount of $1,364,000 for the payment of and condemned or purchased for parks, for the building, maintaining, improving and protecting o the same and the existing land and facilities of the District and for the payment of the expenses incident thereto.

By order of the President of the Board of Park Commissioners of the Sterling Park District, Whiteside County, Illinois.

Dated the 21st day of October, 2013.

Larry Schuldt Secretary, Board of Park Commissioners, Sterling Park District Whiteside County, Illinois Oct. 21, 2013

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EDUCATION

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AFC High School has the following positions available for the 2013-2014 SY: High School Musical Director for the spring Musical. Please contact Tammy Harvey, 815-4537461.

High School Assistant Wrestling Coach and Middle School Wrestling Coach.

Please contact Ric Cupp, 815-4537461.

EDUCATION

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AIRLINE CAREERS begin here Become an Aviation Maintenance Tech.

FAA approved training. Financial aid if qualified Housing available.

Job placement assistance. CALL AIM 800-481-8312 CHILDREN'S SERVICES COORDINATOR Manages children's services in the YWCA domestic violence program, supervising four staff. Duties include individual and group counseling, advocacy, and crisis intervention with children and their parents.

Plans and participates in violence prevention programs in the community and documents all services.

Position includes on-call responsibilities.

Requirements: Bachelor's in human service field and social service background required.

Supervisory experience preferred.

Full-time position offers paid leave, retirement plan, and health insurance. The YWCA welcomes diverse applicants.

Apply to YWCA of the Sauk Valley, 412 First Avenue, Sterling.

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Certified Welder Dixon manufacturer has a full-time, 1st shift position, with benefits, for an experienced pressure welder.

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Experienced Full Time Ag Technician Competitive pay, holidays, benefits & retirement.

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Northern Grain Marketing is seeking Experienced CDL drivers. Immediate openings for temporary local grain hauling.

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To inquire call Tom Wilson @ 815-973-3016.

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While we attempt to screen advertising with potential fraud, it is impossible to screen all potential problems.

We strongly encourage our readers to exercise caution and common sense, particularly when dealing with companies with which you are not familiar.

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Sauk Valley Media, located in Sterling, IL has several part-time positions that are 3rd shift with varying hours and includes weekends, for a package & distribution inserter. The main responsibilities include putting printed advertising materials into an insert machine for placement into the papers; stacking papers, bundling papers, helping package all products for delivery and distribution.

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Sauk Valley Media is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.

Preemployment background check, drug screen and functional fitness test required.

CHILD CARE

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LICENSED DAY CARE has openings before & after school. 4C's accepted. (815)2840461, Lic. #00062-03.

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NO INDIVIDUAL, unless licensed or holding a permit as a childcare facility, may cause to be published any advertisement soliciting a child care service.* A childcare facility that is licensed or operating under a permit issued by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services may publish advertisements of the services for which it is specifically licensed or issued a permit. Sauk Valley Media strongly urges any parent or guardian to verify the validity of the license of any facility before placing a child in it's care. *Family homes that care for no more than three (3) children under the age of twelve or which receive only children from a single household, for less than 24 hours per day, are exempt from licensure as day care homes.

The three children to whom this exemption applies includes the family's natural or adopted children and any other persons under the age of 12 whether related or unrelated to the operator of the day care home. (DCFS Rule, Part 377.3 (c))

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AUCTIONS

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Looking for the perfect home?

Read Sauk Valley estate section and Real Estate Weekly on Thursdays.

SATISFIED CUSTOMER

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815-284-8655

849 N. Galena, Dixon, IL

OF THE AUTO STORE

2013 FORD EDGE LIMITED

AWD, Automatic, 3.5L, Leather, Loaded, Air, CD, Memory Seats, Back-up Camera, Just In!

WOOD / FUEL

746

LP/Propane 75200,000 BTU Heater w/ 1-40lb &1-30lb. Full tanks $225 815-716-8904

FURNITURE

755

Bed/ Mattress Sets New in plastic. Twin $99, Full $129, qu. $159, King $259. W/ Warr. Can deliver.

815-703-3688

AREA GARAGE SALES 624

Boys Toddler Bed No matteress. $10 815-973-9167

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705

Burgundy couch w/dual massage recliners.

Fold down middle table.

Good cond. $200.

815-499-8450.

I Buy: Antique furniture, fishing tackle, toys, post cards junk. 815-445-6151 Rent a table for Dixon Coin Show at Dixon VFW Nov. 10 $45/1st table, $25 ea. addtl. table. Call Jack @ 815-284-9157

APPLIANCES

710

CLOVER HILLS

RENT TO OWN APPLIANCES TV’S MATTRESSES

815.625.8529 Jenn-Air refrigerator, older. Good cond. $75/obo.

815-225-5687.

★ NEW TODAY ★

COMMERCIAL INCOME PRODUCING REAL ESTATE AUCTION November 9th 10am Building Location: 211 W. High St., Orangeville, IL. Building includes 4 residential apartments and 2 commercial tenants!

Details: 815-218-0705

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615

Refrigerator, Amana black French door, $950 obo 815-626-6082.

Washer & dryer, works. $60 for pair.

815-631-1534.

BABY / MATERNITY

713

The mini arm's reach co-sleeper for newborn, like new, $60. 815535-9331.

BUILDING SUPPLIES

720

D-face Tongue & groove pine siding from True North log homes, 116 boards most 16' by 11¼” wide by 2” thick.

Worth $20,000.

Selling for $10,000 815-652-6803

CLOTHING

730

New junior sz. 7 clothes, womens, new, $5-$50.

Footwear, sz. 8 ½10. 815-238-0584.

COMPUTERS

735

Mac Pro Quad Core/2.66 Ghz, equipped for the graphic designer or photographer, 13 GB RAM, 3 hard drives, 2 DVD burners, options available. $725.

815-626-7125.

Dining room table, chairs, hutch. Like new. $900. 815626-2159.

Full sz. matching bedroom set: bed w/headboard, 9 drawer dresser w. mirror, armoire, night stand. $400/ obo. 815-626-6976 Girls Toddler Bed No mattress. $10 815-973-9167 Mattress sets: Twin $99, Full $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Kern Mattress Outlet 309-4527477.

Wardrobe closet, $75. Call 815-4415341.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 765 Olds Trombone, w/ hard case, very good cond., $350, 815-625-0691.

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775 4 Free cute kittens to good indoor homes only, about 14 wks., 217-5539594.

Free young male cat needs good indoor home. 815438-2120.

★ NEW TODAY ★ Looking for male German Shepherd for stud service.

Call 815-438-3704 or 815-590-2408.

Wanted: small adult chihuahua, female, spayed, housebroken, reasonably priced or free. 815-564-9022 after 1 pm.

Need to place an ad?

Call us 625-3600 284-2222

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

WARNING ADS FOR FREE PETS Your beloved pet deserves a loving, caring home. The ad for your free pet may draw response from individuals who will sell your animal for research or breeding purposes.

Please screen respondents carefully when giving an animal away.

Your pet will thank you!

1 bag, winter fertilizer, 1 scarecrow, $6/ea. Builder Discount 626-4561.

LAWN MOWERS

Mow & Vac w/cart & galvanized hopper, 5hp Briggs & Stratton. $400 815751-4673 Simplicity Riding mower w/42” deck.

18hp, 317 hrs. Like new $1750 obo 815-440-1790

POOLS & SUPPLIES

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT

2010 NISSAN MAXIMA

Automatic, 6 Cylinder, Low Miles, Premium Package, Navigation, CD, THIS ONE HAS IT ALL! Only 24,000 Miles

Chain Hoist $50 Cash.

815-973-4872 Computer desk, $40. Call 815-4415341.

Concrete & stone for sale. 815-4408500.

Disney costume “Bear in Big Blue House”, kids 4-6. $20. 815-535-5493 Franciscan vintage dishes, Desert Rose. Lg. collection. Make offer.

815-441-9123.

Last Chance!

Corn fed beef.

Buy ¼ or ½. Dave Stuart, 815-7724759.

No person or business, unless properly licensed by the Illinois Secretary of State, may sell ticket(s) for any sporting event or otherwise, for more than the price printed upon the face of the said ticket(s).

Only licensed ticket brokers may legally advertise, negotiate and execute the sale of ticket(s) for any amount over what is printed upon the face of ticket.

ELECTRONICS

790

Hitachi & Toshiba 55” flat screen TV's, very good cond., your choice, $350/obo 815-5907537.

Phillips Magnavox 19” color TV. $20 OBO. 815-6266976.

TOOLS & MACHINERY

792

Crystal Lake O.D. Precision Grinder, bench top model, approx. 5” center, 2 1/2” swing, will grind to tenths, tenths indicator incl., $450 815-9733223.

Automatic, 6 Cylinder, Leather, Traction, Air, CD, Chrome

ONLY $ 265/MO * Automatic, 6 Cylinder, 7 Passanger, Heated Leather, Touch Screen, Factory Warranty

ONLY $ 318/MO * 2011 DODGE CALIBER

Automatic, 4 Cylinder, Power Windows/Locks, Cruise/Tilt, Air, CD, Great Fuel Economy

THE AUTO STORE OF DIXON LTD

Annual Dixon Coin Club Show.

Sunday Nov. 10 at VFW Dixon 9-4.

Free admission.

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS

2012 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED

ONLY $ 302/MO *

7' Pool Table w/accessories good cond., $700/obo 815-9946398.

Glass Display Case 48”x20” $50 Cash.

815-440-4153

DEALS

ONLY $ 310/MO *

785

20 Gal. Aquarium, stand, pump, gravel, heater, 2 filters. $95 815-284-1985

Nordic Track treadmill w/ universal dock for ipod, built in exercise programs, incline, folds, pd. $1700, will sell for $500.

815-656-4917.

2011 BUICK LUCERNE CXL 2013 FORD EXPLORER XLT Automatic, 6 Cylinder, Leather, Full Power, Sunroof, Factory Warranty

784

20' Round Dough Boy Pool w/ lots of extras $500.

815-284-3579

CHAMPIONSHIP

ONLY $ 378/MO *

779

10" Craftsman table saw $225; Delta bench drill press $150; oak 5 pc. drop leaf dinette set $125.

815-677-3236 or 815-652-4382.

ONLY $ 128/MO * *72 months @ 2.99% with approved credit. $2,000 cash trade down plus tax, title, license & doc fee.

IH Rear Wheel Weight off 706 $75 Cash 815-973-4872

“Mr. Heater” attaches to propane tank. Never used. $45 815-946-4094 Pool table, good condition.

You must move. $300.

815-238-0584.

Rachel Ray 8-Pc. Cookware set, used. $40 815-288-3694 RCA Camcorder, everything you need. $55 obo 815-625-1797 See More Online Photos, Commerce, Expanded Text ➛Look for WEB ID ➛Log on to: www.saukvalley. com classifieds ➛Enter the WEB ID in the WEB ID Box ➛View Photos, Expanded Text BUY ONLINE!! saukvalley.com CLASSIFIEDS St. Louis Cardinals Whitey Herzog bobble head doll, $30 815-985-5359.

Tools, wrenches, screwdrivers, etc. $50 for all 815985-5359.

Twin, full, queen, king beds $90/ea.

Sofa sleeper, recliner, washer & dryer, refrig., dbl. reclining sofa, dresser, bunk beds 815-718-4385.

FARM LAND WANTED

815

Family Farm operation looking to expand acres. Cash rent, 50/50 or custom farming.Please send replies to Box #:1180, c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O.Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 Farmland wanted to rent or custom farm in 2014 & beyond.

815-9702695

HORSES & SUPPLIES

835

2003 Bee Stinger 3 horse bumper slant load trailer with dressing room & extras. $6800 815-288-7669.

FARM EQUIPMENT

855

8N Ford, 4 speed, 3 pt., 12v, grill guard, exc. cond., $2250 w/ 2 bottom plow, $2350 w/ new 6 ft. blade, obo 815-379-2541.

FARM BUILDINGS

860

Grain Bin for Rent, 10,000 bu., 10 cents/bu., SE Morrison, 815-4417862.

CLASSIC CARS

904

1950 Chevy, 4dr.

Numbers match Fleetwood fast back. Many extra parts. $12,500/obo 815-625-4364

AUTOMOBILES

905

1990 Toyota Tercel, A/C, good work car, $800/obo 815-440-1267.

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VANS

911

2002 Chevy Express, 227,000 mi., 350 Vortek engine.

Well maintained, 1 ton. Runs good. $2500.

815-9799123.

2002 Pontiac Montana Van, full pwr., cold air, very good cond. Clean inside & out. $3900.

815-4995578.

2005 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT, 115K New motor w/90K, new brakes. Just serviced. $6500/ obo. 815-718-0840 2006 Sienna XLE DVD, moonroof, tow pkg., $12,200/OBO 815-406-2226 / 284-3711 Nights

SEMI TRUCKS / 913 RIGS 1997 Kenworth T600, N14 Cummins 400 hp engine, 9 spd. trans.

Very good tires.

New brakes, drums injector pump and alternator. $16,000 obo 815-453-2354 or 815-751-3784

PARTS & ACC.

925

Cleveland Engine, 2 barrel complete w/ trans. $800/obo 815-994-6398.

MOTORCYCLES

935

Offer expires 12/31/13 No Commercial Advertising, Pets, Garage Sales, Wood/ Fuel, Tickets/ Travel or Real Estate

1981 Hondamatic CM400. 1,110 mi., Vetter farring, saddel bags. $2500 815-946-2823

1995 Plymouth Neon, 161k, 4 cyl., auto, 35 mpg., w/many new parts, $1995 obo 815-973-1207

2001 Harley Davidson Ultra Classic. Great condition. $8000 OBO. 815-441-5825.

2003 Volkswagen Beetle GLS, loaded, blue, 5spd.

117K mi. $5,000 obo 815-857-3739 2005 Chrysler Sebring Touring Conv., exc. cond., 86.5K mi., $7,500 815-440-2145.

BOATS/MOTORS

940

THE BOAT DOCK We Buy & Consign Used Boats!

217-793-7300 theboatdock.com

TRAILERS/RVS

945

2007 Suzuki Firenza, 75K mi. New tires. Exc. cond. $5995. Call 815590-6418.

1990 35' Dutchman Camper. Qbed, 3 bunks, full bath, Kit and living area. $4,000 815-284-3579

2008 Nissan Rogue, AWD, 105K mi., well maintained, $8,800 obo 608-515-6330.

2001 24' Coachman Catalina Lite, sleeps 6, new AC. $4,500 815-9737909 or 973-0773

2009 Pontiac Vibe, good tires, new brakes. Cherry red.

4dr. Interior great cond. $10,000/obo 815-994-0977.

Colman's RV We Buy and Consign Used RV's and Campers 217-787-8653

creditautosales dixon.com Always over 100+ vehicles to choose from.

HAVING TROUBLE wording your ad? Call our classified department today. We'll be glad to help you. 626SOLD or 284SOLD. PHOTOS ONLINE!!

When you see the above logo in a classified ad in the paper you'll find a whole lot more online. Just go to www.saukvalley. com Classifieds, and enter the Web ID included in the ad.

S.U.V.S

909

2003 Ford Escape Price Reduced! $4,000. Fully loaded, well maintained.

Rebuilt transmission, Virtually new tires, new battery, after-market remote starter.

Call 815-590-2022

TRUCKS

910

2002 Dodge Dakota, 6 cyl. Good cond. $2500. 815626-2159 after 3 p.m.

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